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ORANGE
orange, orangish
(adjective) of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange
orange, orangeness
(noun) orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow
orange
(noun) round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
Orange, Orange River
(noun) a river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean
orange, orange tree
(noun) any citrus tree bearing oranges
orange
(noun) any pigment producing the orange color
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
orange (countable and uncountable, plural oranges)
An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis.
The fruit of an orange tree; a citrus fruit with a slightly sour flavour.
The colour of a ripe fruit of an orange tree, midway between red and yellow.
Synonym: yellowred (uncommon)
Orange juice.
Orange coloured and flavoured cordial.
Orange coloured and flavoured soft drink.
Usage notes
• It is commonly stated that “orange” has no rhymes. While there are no commonly used English dictionary words that rhyme exactly with “orange” (“door-hinge” comes close in US pronunciation), the English surname Gorringe is a rhyme, at least in UK pronunciation. See the Wikipedia article about rhymes for the word “orange”
Adjective
orange (comparative oranger or more orange, superlative orangest or most orange)
Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow.
Antonyms
• (having orange as its colour): nonorange
Verb
orange (third-person singular simple present oranges, present participle oranging, simple past and past participle oranged)
(transitive) To color orange.
(intransitive) To become orange.
Anagrams
• Gorean, Ragone, groane, onager
Etymology
Proper noun
Orange
A city in Provence, France.
A river in South Africa t1=The Orange River
A city in New South Wales; named for William II of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange from 1815 to 1840.
A city in Orange County, California; named for the fruit.
A city in New Jersey; named for William III of England, Prince of Orange from 1650 to 1702.
A city, the county seat of Orange County, Texas.
A town in Connecticut; named for William III of England.
A town in Massachusetts; named for William III of England.
A town, the county seat of Orange County, Virginia.
A village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
A town in New York.
A town in Vermont.
A town in Wisconsin.
A town in New Hampshire; named for the orange ochre found in the area.
An unincorporated community in Georgia, United States.
An unincorporated community in Illinois.
An unincorporated community in Indiana; named for its township, itself named for Orange County, North Carolina.
An unincorporated community in Missouri.
An unincorporated community in Coshocton County, Ohio.
An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Ohio.
Prince or Princess of Orange. Title of the first-born to the Dutch Royal House.
Adjective
Orange (not comparable)
Relating to the Orange Order.
Anagrams
• Gorean, Ragone, groane, onager
Source: Wiktionary
Or"ange, n. Etym: [F.; cf. It. arancia, arancio, LL. arangia, Sp. naranjia, Pg. laranja; all fr. Ar. naranj, Per. naranj, narang; cf. Skr. naranga orange tree. The o- in F. orange is due to confusion with or gold, L. aurum, because the orange resembles gold in color.]
1. The fruit of a tree of the genus Citrus (C. Aurantium). It is usually round, and consists of pulpy carpels, commonly ten in number, inclosed in a leathery rind, which is easily separable, and is reddish yellow when ripe.
Note: There are numerous varieties of oranges; as, the bitter orange, which is supposed to be the original stock; the navel orange, which has the rudiment of a second orange imbedded in the top of the fruit; the blood orange, with a reddish juice; and the horned orange, in which the carpels are partly separated.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: The tree that bears oranges; the orange tree.
3. The color of an orange; reddish yellow. Mandarin orange. See Mandarin.
– Mock orange (Bot.), any species of shrubs of the genus Philadelphus, which have whitish and often fragrant blossoms.
– Native orange, or Orange thorn (Bot.), an Australian shrub (Citriobatus parviflorus); also, its edible yellow berries.
– Orange bird (Zoöl.), a tanager of Jamaica (Tanagra zena); -- so called from its bright orange breast.
– Orange cowry (Zoöl.), a large, handsome cowry (Cypræa aurantia), highly valued by collectors of shells on account of its rarity.
– Orange grass (Bot.), an inconspicuous annual American plant (Hypericum Sarothra), having minute, deep yellow flowers.
– Orange oil (Chem.), an oily, terpenelike substance obtained from orange rind, and distinct from neroli oil, which is obtained from the flowers.
– Orange pekoe, a kind of black tea.
– Orange pippin, an orange-colored apple with acid flavor.
– Quito orange, the orangelike fruit of a shrubby species of nightshade (Solanum Quitoense), native in Quito.
– Orange scale (Zoöl.) any species of scale insects which infests orange trees; especially, the purple scale (Mytilaspis citricola), the long scale (M. Gloveri), and the red scale (Aspidiotus Aurantii).
Or"ange, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to an orange; of the color of an orange; reddish yellow; as, an orange ribbon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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