■ adjective
1》 reddish brown.
2》 archaic rustic; homely.
■ noun
1》 a reddish-brown colour.
2》 a dessert apple of a variety with a slightly rough greenish-brown skin.
3》 historical a coarse homespun reddish-brown or grey cloth.
Derivatives
~y adjective
Origin
ME: from an Anglo-Norman Fr. var. of OFr. rousset , dimin. of rous 'red', from Provençal ros , from L. russus 'red'.