Definition of russet

• a. - Of a reddish brown color, or (by some called) a red gray; of the color composed of blue, red, and yellow in equal strength, but unequal proportions, namely, two parts of red to one each of blue and yellow; also, of a yellowish brown color.
• a. - Coarse; homespun; rustic.
• n. - A russet color; a pigment of a russet color.
• n. - Cloth or clothing of a russet color.
• n. - A country dress; -- so called because often of a russet color.
• n. - An apple, or a pear, of a russet color; as, the English russet, and the Roxbury russet.