russeting

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noun

Russet (a coarse reddish fabric).

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Meanings

nounrusseting (countable and uncountable, plural russetings)

plural russetings · alternative russetting

  1. countableuncountableRusset (a coarse reddish fabric).
  2. countableuncountableRusset (a kind of apple).
    1 more example

    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.

    1820 January 16, John Turner, “From the London Horticultural Transactions, Vol. V. page, 63.—Observations on the Accidental Intermixture of Character, in Certain Fruits. By John Turner, F.L.S. Assistant Secretary. January 16, 1820.”, in Massachusetts Agricultural Journal, volume IX, number 2, [Boston, Mass.]: [Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture], published July 1826, →OCLC, page 135
  3. countableuncountableEarly season damage to citrus fruit caused by rust mites.
verb

alternative russetting

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of russet

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
russet

Origin

From russet + -ing.

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russeting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/russeting

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Chicago

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