Russeting
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Russet (a coarse reddish fabric). countable, uncountable
- 2 Russet (a kind of apple). countable, uncountable
"Mr. Collinson then produced several samples of the apples; an untainted russeting, a russeting changed in complexion which grew among a great cluster of unaltered brethren, and some apples of the other tree which had caused the change in the russetings, and whose fruit had in turn received a rough cast from the russetings."
- 3 Early season damage to citrus fruit caused by rust mites. countable, uncountable
- 1 present participle and gerund of russet form-of, gerund, participle, present
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More examples"Mr. Collinson then produced several samples of the apples; an untainted russeting, a russeting changed in complexion which grew among a great cluster of unaltered brethren, and some apples of the other tree which had caused the change in the russetings, and whose fruit had in turn received a rough cast from the russetings."
Etymology
From russet + -ing.
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