roxbury russet

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roxbury russet - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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