Orange

or′anj, 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-blo ′om , the white blo om 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. [Fr.,—It. arancio —Pers. naranj , the n being dropped; it was thought to come from L. aurum , gold, hence Low L. aurantium .]