'Roxbury russet' definitions:

Definition of 'Roxbury russet'

From: GCIDE
  • Russet \Rus"set\, n.
  • 1. A russet color; a pigment of a russet color. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Cloth or clothing of a russet color. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A country dress; -- so called because often of a russet color. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. An apple, or a pear, of a russet color; as, the {English russet}, and the Roxbury russet. [1913 Webster]