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orryge

orryge is the obsolete form of orange.

Meaning of orange

Noun

orange (countable and uncountable, plural oranges)

  1. (countable) An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).
  2. (countable) Any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree.
    1. (countable) Specifically, a sweet orange or Citrus sinensis.
  3. (uncountable) The colour of a ripe fruit of an orange tree, midway between red and yellow.
    Synonyms:
    yellow-red
  4. (uncountable) Various drinks
    • “What you drinking?” “Orange and soda will go down nicely, thanks.” “Pint?” “Sure.” Andy headed for the bar, stopping along the way to kiss Shaunna and check she and Kris were OK for a drink. “Everything all right?” Sean asked.2015 March 31, Debbie McGowan, Two By Two, Beaten Track Publishing, →ISBN, page 81
  5. An orange-coloured and orange-flavoured cordial.

See all 42 meanings of orange

Forms of orryge

pluralorryges

Questions about orryge

What is orryge the obsolete form of?
Orryge is the obsolete form of orange.

Words near orryge in the dictionary

  1. Orroroo
  2. Orroroo Carrieton
  3. Orrs Island
  4. Orrvale
  5. Orry-la-Ville
  6. orryge
  7. orryges
  8. orrynge
  9. orrynges
  10. ors
  11. ORSA

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Adapted from Wiktionary: orryge (page history and authors); orange (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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