orange
/ˈoɹənd͡ʒ/ adjective A1- Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow.
Comparative oranger · Superlative orangest
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“And have they all tasted of a slightly bitter flavor, like that of dried orange-peel?”
She took down a jar from one of the shelves as she passed; it was labelled “ORANGE MARMALADE”, but to her great disappointment it was empty: she did not like to drop the jar for fear of killing somebody underneath, so managed to put it into one of the cupboards as she fell past it.
After Charles I., Cromwell; after Cromwell, Charles II., and then James II., and then some son-in-law or relation, some Prince of Orange, a stadtholder who becomes a king.
“No, no, Albert, but you know these roses, tuberoses, and orange-flowers throw out at first, before one is used to them, such violent perfumes.”
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