adj. & n.
--adj.
1. reddish-brown.
2 archaic rustic, homely, simple.
--n.
1. a reddish-brown colour.
2 a kind of rough-skinned russet-coloured apple.
3 hist. a coarse homespun reddish-brown or grey cloth used for simple clothing.
Derivatives:
russety adj.
Etymology: ME f. AF f. OF rosset, rousset, dimin. of roux red f. Prov. ros, It. rosso f. L russus red