russet
To develop reddish-brown spotsTo develop reddish-brown spots; to cause russeting.
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Meaning
1 senses(usually)To develop reddish-brown spots; to cause russeting.
Origin
From Middle English russet, from Anglo-Norman russet, rossat, roset, and Middle French rosFrom Middle English russet, from Anglo-Norman russet, rossat, roset, and Middle French rosset, rousset (“reddish, reddish-brown; a rough wool cloth”), from Middle French rous, rus (“to rouse”) + -et (diminutive suffix); compare Late Latin rossetum, russetum, russeta (“rough wool cloth”), Latin russus (“red”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”)), Occitan rosseta (“rough wool cloth”).
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Forms
russets, russeting, russeted, russetedTenses
russet · russeted · will russet · have russetedWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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