russet
1 of 2noun
rus·set ˈrə-sət 
1
: coarse homespun usually reddish-brown cloth
2
: a reddish brown
3
: any of various apples having rough russet-colored skins
4
: a usually large elongated potato especially suited for baking
russet
2 of 2adjective
: of the color russet
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 8 Nov. 2021 Glazed legs slightly askew, and ringlets of blond, chestnut, ebony, and russet. The New Yorker, 23 May 2022 Enriquez mixed the russet powder with dirt, gesso and paint and smeared it on canvases. Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022 Red-skinned potatoes deliver a creamier result than russet potatoes. Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2022 Color schemes, many nature-inspired, are moving to the warm end of the spectrum, too — russet and oxblood, hunter greens and moss tones, navy hues, earthy oranges and curry yellows, along with grays with green undertones. Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2022 The trap afforded a rare up-close view of a groundhog: sleekly sturdy, with small, serious eyes, delicate whiskers and fur that shaded from auburn on her broad chest to a mélange of chestnut, straw and russet across the rest of her body. New York Times, 1 Feb. 2022 Creaminess, granted by the mealy texture of russet potatoes, is important; and the outside should be taut and golden. Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Apr. 2022 Annie Flanders, the ardent, russet-haired founding editor of Details magazine, the proudly independent chronicle of Downtown Manhattan in the 1980s, died on March 10 at an assisted living facility in Los Angeles. New York Times, 16 Mar. 2022 See More
Noun
The solution to this problem is not to get a smaller russet potato. Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 8 Nov. 2021 Glazed legs slightly askew, and ringlets of blond, chestnut, ebony, and russet. The New Yorker, 23 May 2022 Enriquez mixed the russet powder with dirt, gesso and paint and smeared it on canvases. Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022 Red-skinned potatoes deliver a creamier result than russet potatoes. Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2022 Color schemes, many nature-inspired, are moving to the warm end of the spectrum, too — russet and oxblood, hunter greens and moss tones, navy hues, earthy oranges and curry yellows, along with grays with green undertones. Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2022 The trap afforded a rare up-close view of a groundhog: sleekly sturdy, with small, serious eyes, delicate whiskers and fur that shaded from auburn on her broad chest to a mélange of chestnut, straw and russet across the rest of her body. New York Times, 1 Feb. 2022 Creaminess, granted by the mealy texture of russet potatoes, is important; and the outside should be taut and golden. Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Apr. 2022 Annie Flanders, the ardent, russet-haired founding editor of Details magazine, the proudly independent chronicle of Downtown Manhattan in the 1980s, died on March 10 at an assisted living facility in Los Angeles. New York Times, 16 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from russet, adjective, russet, from rus, rous red, from Latin russus; akin to Latin ruber red — more at red
First Known Use
Noun
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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