Orange
['ɒrɪn(d)ʒ] or ['ɔrɪndʒ]
Definition
(noun.) orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow.
(noun.) round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees.
(noun.) a river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean.
(noun.) any citrus tree bearing oranges.
(noun.) any pigment producing the orange color.
(adj.) of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange .
Editor: Upton--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) 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.
(n.) The tree that bears oranges; the orange tree.
(n.) The color of an orange; reddish yellow.
(a.) Of or pertaining to an orange; of the color of an orange; reddish yellow; as, an orange ribbon.
Typist: Zamenhof
Definition
n. a delightful gold-coloured fruit with a thick rough skin within which are usually from eight to ten juicy divisions: the tree on which it grows: a colour composed of red and yellow.—adj. pertaining to an orange: orange-coloured.—ns. Orangeāde′ a drink made with orange juice; Or′ange-bloss′om the white blossom of the orange-tree worn by brides.—adj. Or′ange-col′oured having the colour of an orange.—ns. Or′ange-lil′y a garden-plant with large orange flowers; Or′ange-peel the rind of an orange separated from the pulp; Or′angery a plantation of orange-trees: an orange-garden.—adj. Or′ange-taw′ny (Shak.) of a colour between orange and brown.—n. the colour itself.—n. Or′ange-wife (Shak.) a woman who sells oranges.
Typist: Shelley
Unserious Contents or Definition
Seeing a number of orange trees in a healthy condition, bearing ripe fruit, is a sign of health and prosperous surroundings. To eat oranges is signally bad. Sickness of friends or relatives will be a source of worry to you. Dissatisfaction will pervade the atmosphere in business circles. If they are fine and well-flavored, there will be a slight abatement of ill luck. A young woman is likely to lose her lover, if she dreams of eating oranges. If she dreams of seeing a fine one pitched up high, she will be discreet in choosing a husband from many lovers. To slip on an orange peel, foretells the death of a relative. To buy oranges at your wife's solicitation, and she eats them, denotes that unpleasant complications will resolve themselves into profit.
Typist: Mason
Examples
- This was the speediest way to reinforce Warren who was confronting the enemy on both the Orange plank and turnpike roads. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- My idea,' exclaimed Miss Wren, 'is now about the size of an orange. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Then add gradually about nine ounces of the orange-flower water, stirring constantly, continuing this operation until a fine, creamy emulsion is the result. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Still better, however, is nitric acid, which if painted upon a colored spot of this kind first renders it more distinctly yellow, then orange-brown. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- A combination of red and yellow will give orange. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- I've been lamed with orange-peel once, and I know orange-peel will be my death, or I'll be content to eat my own head, sir! Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Dissolve the corrosive sublimate in three ounces of the orange-flower water, add the hydrochloric acid, and set aside. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Now, I looked on the evening star, as softly and calmly it hung pendulous in the orange hues of sunset. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The young man took from his waistcoat a crumpled envelope, and turning to the table he shook out upon it five little dried orange pips. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Hancock moved by the left of the Orange Plank Road, and Wadsworth by the right of it. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- In Holland, soon after the exaltation of the late prince of Orange to the stadtholdership, a tax of two per cent. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- I laughed outright, and she joined me in as gay a shout as ever country maiden in old Orange county. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- They sat down on a bench under the orange-trees and he put his arm about her and kissed her. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- In California orange honey we get the delicate aroma of the orange blossoms, and the water-white honey from the mountain sage has its characteristic flavor. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It seemed like a bunch of sun-sparks, tiny and orange in the midst of the snow-darkness. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The Story in a Box of California Oranges For several hundred years oranges have grown in this country. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The oranges continue along these rollers until the space between the rollers has widened to the point where each particular size drops into a labeled bin. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Provision of oranges, apples, and nuts was also made. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The average car carries 400 boxes of oranges or lemons. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It gave you the face-ache to look at his apples, the stomach-ache to look at his oranges, the tooth-ache to look at his nuts. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Oranges are usually divided in grades into four classes called, in the order of their quality, Extra Choice, Choice, Standards and Culls. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Oranges and lemons are called citrus fruits on account of their content of citric acid. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- We got plenty of fresh oranges, lemons, figs, apricots, etc. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The oranges then pass over automatic sizers--that is, V-shaped rollers revolving horizontally. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Soft, seedy biscuits, also, I bestow upon Miss Shepherd; and oranges innumerable. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Lemons are handled throughout the processes in practically the same manner as oranges. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Near the foot of the bed stood a dish of oranges and a carafe of water. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Brown, soft-eyed children ran out from the quaint stone hovels to offer nosegays, or bunches of oranges still on the bough. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- He could cut oranges into such devices as none of us had an idea of. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- But really--to get hold of you and Esther--and to squeeze you like a couple of tender young Saint Michael's oranges! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
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