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单词 russetish
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russetishadj.

Brit. /ˈrʌsᵻtɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈrəsədɪʃ/
Forms: 1600s 1900s– russettish, 1600s–1800s russetish.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: russet adj., -ish suffix1.
Etymology: < russet adj. + -ish suffix1, after Middle French, French †roussastre (1401 in Middle French; now roussâtre).
Now rare.
Of a somewhat russet colour.
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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
1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique ii. xxiii. 230 White ones [sc. onions] are a great deale better then those of a russettish or reddish colour [Fr. les roussastres ou rougeastres].
1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole xix. 172 This Persian Flowerdeluce..is of a pale blew russetish colour.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. v. 83/2 The flowers are of a russetish purple colour, divided into many clusters.
1747 Bradley's Dict. Plants II. sig. G6/2 A great long Bunch of Flowers, as big as an Ostrich's Egg, of a russetish purple Colour.
1858 W. A. Nicholls Nat. Drawing Master (ed. 2) 77 The following mixtures either produce often required citronish hues..; or else russetish, that is, more reddish, yellowish, or brownish.
1970 tr. G. P. Dement′ev Birds Soviet Union IV. 68 Crop russettish ocher with sparse dark bars.
2008 T. Scully tr. B. Scappi Opera iii. 322 A salmon carp is a little whiter and has a few russettish speckles on its body.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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