Orange
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Orange/ˈɒrɪn(d)ʒ/
▶adjective relating to Orangemen or their Order.
– derivatives
Orangeism noun.
Orangeism noun.
– origin after the Protestant William of Orange (William III).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
orange/ˈɒrɪnʤ/
▶noun
- 1 a large round citrus fruit with a tough bright reddish-yellow rind.
■ chiefly Brit. a drink made from or flavoured with orange juice.
- 2 the evergreen tree which produces oranges, native to warm regions of south and SE Asia. [Citrus sinensis and related species.]
■ used in names of other plants with similar fruit or flowers, e.g. Osage orange.
- 3 a bright reddish-yellow colour.
– derivatives
orangey (also orangy) adjective,
orangish adjective.
orangey (also orangy) adjective,
orangish adjective.
– origin ME: from OFr. orenge, based on Arab. nāranj, from Pers. nārang.
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- cut-throat
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- fire salamander
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