The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Russet \Rus"set\, n.
   1. A russet color; a pigment of a russet color.
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   2. Cloth or clothing of a russet color.
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   3. A country dress; -- so called because often of a russet
      color. --Dryden.
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   4. An apple, or a pear, of a russet color; as, the English
      russet, and the Roxbury russet.
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