单词 | russeted |
释义 | russetedadj. 1. That has become russet in colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > [adjective] > reddish brown russet1428 reddish-brown1530 sorrel1534 berry-brown1575 sored1587 russetish1600 Chelidonian1601 weaselled-coloured1607 deer-coloured1611 spadiceous1646 russeted1654 testaceous1688 russety1697 mahoganya1744 red-brown1786 reddy-brown1845 fusco-testaceous1847 mahogany-brown1881 persimmon1897 1654 Perfect Acct. Intelligence Armies & Navy No. 164. 1312 Richard Luckin..was robbed of..a Rapier with a Russeted Hilt, and a black Horse haired Handle; it had no Scabbard. 1789 ‘A. Pasquin’ Poems I. 40 Dragged by the zigzag motions of thy will, to ramble through the russet Boullonnois, And more deeply russeted Picardy. 1842 J. Robson Three Eng. Metr. Romances p. xxii White armour at a later period, is commonly applied to plate, in contradistinction to black or russeted suits. 1857 London Q. Rev. Oct. 95 The beautiful handling of the russeted and green woodside of trees. 1885 R. Bridges Eros & Psyche vi. viii. 69 Entering neath the shades Of cedar old and russeted tall pine. 1908 Times 29 Feb. 11/4 An escarcelle or bag-mount, of russetted iron, decorated with pierced gothic tracery. 1997 R. Holmes Taylor's Guide to Ornamental Grasses 188 The colors are softened in winter to warm russeted tan with glints of red and bronze. 2002 M. Gaddis Jenny Willow iii. 24 The warm, perfectly russeted body in his hand shuddered and relaxed, there was a final momentary flutter of wing beats, and she gave her life up to him. 2. Marked like a russet apple or pear; displaying russeting; rough-skinned. Cf. russet n. 3, russeting n.2 2. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > valued plants and weeds > edible product or fruit > [adjective] > having a rind or rough skin rough-skinned1562 rindy1611 russeted1732 1732 R. Bradley Fruit Garden Display'd: June 57 'Tis of a Greenish Colour when 'tis ripe, russeted with a Brown, and makes the worst Figure of any of the good Pears at this Time of Year. 1822 Trans. Hort. Soc. London (ed. 3) 2 56 The crown or head gathers a little about it in puckers or ribs, but not discoloured or russeted. 1837 Penny Cycl. IX. 501/2 Russeted apples and pears exhibit the least effects in this way, their rough dry coat being in less immediate contact with the cold juices of the fruit. 1885 Gardener's Monthly Nov. 335/2 (heading) Dotted and Russetted Apples. 1930 Jrnl. Pomol. & Hort. Sci. 8 299 Examination of the russeted fruit revealed the presence of the fungus already mentioned. 1978 Sci. Amer. June 64/3 The ‘Idaho’ potato..is the most prized of the North American varieties because of its large size, pulpy interior,..and russeted (textured) skin. 2002 D. R. Pittenger Calif. Master Gardener Handbk. (2004) xvii. 514 Fruits may develop weblike russetted scars. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1654 |
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