russetyadj.

Brit.

/ˈrʌsᵻti/, U.S.

/ˈrəsədi/

Forms: 1600s–1800s russetty, 1700s– russety.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: russet adj., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < russet adj. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier russetish adj.

Inclining to a 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

1697 tr. L. D. Le Comte Mem. Journey China 516 Their white Pismires..are exceeding small, of a soft Substance, white, and sometimes a little russetty [Fr. un peu rousse].

1778 E. M. da Costa Hist. Nat. Testaceorum Brit. 149/1 The inside of the concave lower valves is white and smooth when alive, but russety, livid and dull, when dead or worn.

1779 W. Marshall Exper. & Observ. conc. Agric. & Weather 167 Hedges look russetty in June.

1812 H. Smith & J. Smith Rejected Addr. 36 And Yamen's cheek is a russety brown.

1860 R. Hogg Fruit Man. 190 Skin pale greenish-yellow, thickly covered with grey russety dots.

1890 H. M. Stanley In Darkest Afr. I. xi. 250 A variegated green of plushy texture, broad red patches of tree flowering, and rich russety circles of leaves.

1912 R. Napier Tamsie xxx. 491 Ahead forged the oddly unfamiliar fox-terrier, glittering sunlit and white in the russety heather and fern.

1945 A. Meeker Far Away Music 252 Dear Anna still had russety hair and front teeth like a rabbit.

1998 BBC Vegetarian Good Food Sept. 68/3 It is richly aromatic with a russety skin and crisp, juicy flesh.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	russety
释义	russetyadj. Brit. /ˈrʌsᵻti/, U.S. /ˈrəsədi/ Forms: 1600s–1800s russetty, 1700s– russety. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: russet adj., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < russet adj. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier russetish adj. Inclining to a russet 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 1697 tr. L. D. Le Comte Mem. Journey China 516 Their white Pismires..are exceeding small, of a soft Substance, white, and sometimes a little russetty [Fr. un peu rousse]. 1778 E. M. da Costa Hist. Nat. Testaceorum Brit. 149/1 The inside of the concave lower valves is white and smooth when alive, but russety, livid and dull, when dead or worn. 1779 W. Marshall Exper. & Observ. conc. Agric. & Weather 167 Hedges look russetty in June. 1812 H. Smith & J. Smith Rejected Addr. 36 And Yamen's cheek is a russety brown. 1860 R. Hogg Fruit Man. 190 Skin pale greenish-yellow, thickly covered with grey russety dots. 1890 H. M. Stanley In Darkest Afr. I. xi. 250 A variegated green of plushy texture, broad red patches of tree flowering, and rich russety circles of leaves. 1912 R. Napier Tamsie xxx. 491 Ahead forged the oddly unfamiliar fox-terrier, glittering sunlit and white in the russety heather and fern. 1945 A. Meeker Far Away Music 252 Dear Anna still had russety hair and front teeth like a rabbit. 1998 BBC Vegetarian Good Food Sept. 68/3 It is richly aromatic with a russety skin and crisp, juicy flesh. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1697
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