russet
pronunciation
How to pronounce russet in British English:
UK [ˈrʌsɪt]
How to pronounce russet in American English:
US [ˈrʌsɪt]
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- Noun:
- a reddish brown homespun fabric
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- Adjective:
- brown with a reddish tinge
Word Origin
- russet
- russet: [13] Latin russus ‘red’ went back ultimately to the prehistoric Indo-European *reudh- ‘red’, which also produced English red. From it was descended Old French rous, whose modern form roux has given English roux ‘flour and butter mixture’ [19] (it is short for beurre roux ‘browned butter’). This formed the basis of a diminutive form rousset, which passed into English via Anglo-Norman russet. The application of the word to a red-skinned variety of apple dates from the 18th century.=> red, roux
- russet (n.)
- mid-13c., "cloth of reddish-brown color," also (early 15c.) the color of this, from Old French rousset, from rosset (adj.) "reddish," diminutive of ros, rous "red," from Latin russus, which is related to ruber "red," from PIE *reudh- "red" (see red (adj.1)). As an adjective from late 14c. The word was applied to a type of apples first in 1620s, to a type of pears 1725.
Example
- 1. Young leaves often russet or white silky or appressed downy .
- 2. The whole countryside glowed with the russet tints of autumn .
- 3. Ri like to collect russet autumn leaves .
- 4. Non-russet sprouts can arise from completely russet apples .
- 5. An old lady 's russet wig lies in the road , lost perhaps as she took flight after the earthquake , tsunami and nuclear disaster .