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russets

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noun

  1. A reddish-brown color.
  2. A coarse, reddish-brown, homespun fabric; clothes made with such fabric.
  3. A variety of apple with rough, russet-colored skin.
  4. A variety of potato with rough, dark gray-brown skin.

verb

  1. (of apples, pears, etc.) To develop reddish-brown spots; to cause russeting.

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