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Russeting

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Russet (a coarse reddish fabric). countable, uncountable
  2. 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. 3
    Early season damage to citrus fruit caused by rust mites. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of russet form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From russet + -ing.

Etymology 2

From russet + -ing.

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