orange colourorange colorn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈɒrᵻn(d)ʒ ˌkʌlə/, U.S.

/ˈɔr(ə)ndʒ ˌkələr/,

/ˈɑr(ə)ndʒ ˌkələr/

Forms: see orange n.¹ and colour n.¹; also 1500s orangcoler.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: orange n.¹, colour n.¹

Etymology: < orange n.¹ + colour n.¹

The colour of a ripe orange; = orange n.¹ 4; (also) a pigment, dye, etc., of this colour. Also attributive or as adj.: = orange-coloured adj.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > orange > [noun]

orange colour1512

orange1557

zinc orange1918

honeydew1949

1512 Will of Hugo Cater (P.R.O.: PROB. 11/17) f. 128^v Orenge colour.

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball i. xix. 29 At the top..groweth fayre Orenge-colour floures.

1594 P. Henslowe Diary 10 June (1961) 154 A payer of sylke stockenes of orangcoler for xs.

1600 Bk. of Robes f. 13^v, in J. Arnold Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd (1988) 258 One Mantle..striped with venice silver and orenge Colour silke.

1686 London Gaz. No. 2158/4 Four new Coats lin'd with Orange-colour.

1737 E. Hoppus Salmon's Country Builder's Estimator (ed. 2) 101 Orange-Colour, Lemon-Colour, Straw-Colour, Pink-Colour, and Blossom-Colour, ground in Oil, from 10d. to 1s. per lb.

1859 J. H. Ingraham Pillar of Fire i. xii. 193 A gorgeous fan of radiant beams, of a pale orange-color, spread itself over the sky.

1869 E. Newman Illustr. Nat. Hist. Brit. Moths 47 The Kentish Glory.—Fore wings of the male brown; hind wings orange-colour.

1914 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 1 110 Pale ochraceous to dull orange-color.

1955 Amer. Midland Naturalist 54 27 Branchlets often somewhat orange-color, not whitish on surface.

2000 Daily Tel. 1 Nov. 20/1 The skin acquires an orange colour because of a high intake of carotenoids.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	orange colour
释义	orange colourorange colorn.adj. Brit. /ˈɒrᵻn(d)ʒ ˌkʌlə/, U.S. /ˈɔr(ə)ndʒ ˌkələr/, /ˈɑr(ə)ndʒ ˌkələr/ Forms: see orange n.¹ and colour n.¹; also 1500s orangcoler. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: orange n.¹, colour n.¹ Etymology: < orange n.¹ + colour n.¹ The colour of a ripe orange; = orange n.¹ 4; (also) a pigment, dye, etc., of this colour. Also attributive or as adj.: = orange-coloured adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > orange > [noun] orange colour1512 orange1557 zinc orange1918 honeydew1949 1512 Will of Hugo Cater (P.R.O.: PROB. 11/17) f. 128^v Orenge colour. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball i. xix. 29 At the top..groweth fayre Orenge-colour floures. 1594 P. Henslowe Diary 10 June (1961) 154 A payer of sylke stockenes of orangcoler for xs. 1600 Bk. of Robes f. 13^v, in J. Arnold Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd (1988) 258 One Mantle..striped with venice silver and orenge Colour silke. 1686 London Gaz. No. 2158/4 Four new Coats lin'd with Orange-colour. 1737 E. Hoppus Salmon's Country Builder's Estimator (ed. 2) 101 Orange-Colour, Lemon-Colour, Straw-Colour, Pink-Colour, and Blossom-Colour, ground in Oil, from 10d. to 1s. per lb. 1859 J. H. Ingraham Pillar of Fire i. xii. 193 A gorgeous fan of radiant beams, of a pale orange-color, spread itself over the sky. 1869 E. Newman Illustr. Nat. Hist. Brit. Moths 47 The Kentish Glory.—Fore wings of the male brown; hind wings orange-colour. 1914 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 1 110 Pale ochraceous to dull orange-color. 1955 Amer. Midland Naturalist 54 27 Branchlets often somewhat orange-color, not whitish on surface. 2000 Daily Tel. 1 Nov. 20/1 The skin acquires an orange colour because of a high intake of carotenoids. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1512
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