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russeting

russeting noun: russet (a coarse reddish fabric). Also the present participle and gerund of russet.

Noun

russeting (countable and uncountable, plural russetings)

  1. Russet (a coarse reddish fabric).
  2. Russet (a kind of apple).
    • 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...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....
  3. Early season damage to citrus fruit caused by rust mites.

Also used as

russeting is also the present participle and gerund of russet.

Forms of russeting

pluralrussetings
alternative formrussetting

Origin of russeting

From russet + -ing.

Questions about russeting

What does russeting mean?
Russeting means russet (a coarse reddish fabric).
What part of speech is russeting?
Russeting is a noun.
What is the plural of russeting?
The plural of russeting is russetings.

Words near russeting in the dictionary

  1. russet sparrow
  2. russet sparrows
  3. russet-backed thrush
  4. russeted
  5. russetin
  6. russeting
  7. russetings
  8. russetins
  9. russetish
  10. russetlike
  11. russetness

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