\Rus"set\, a. [F. rousset, dim. of roux red, L. russus
(for rudtus, rudhtus), akin to E. red. See {Red}, and cf.
{Roussette}.]
1. Of a reddish brown color, or (by some called) a red gray;
   of the color composed of blue, red, and yellow in equal
   strength, but unequal proportions, namely, two parts of
   red to one each of blue and yellow; also, of a yellowish
   brown color.
         The morn, in russet mantle clad.      --Shak.
         Our summer such a russet livery wears. --Dryden.
2. Coarse; homespun; rustic. [R.] --Shak.

\Rus"set\, n.
1. A russet color; a pigment of a russet color.
2. Cloth or clothing of a russet color.
3. A country dress; -- so called because often of a russet
   color. --Dryden.
4. An apple, or a pear, of a russet color; as, the {English
   russet}, and the {Roxbury russet}.