russet --Merriam-Webster
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noun
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
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adjective
: of the color russet
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