Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the color of an orange.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having the color of ripe oranges
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Examples
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Early next morning we have Denny's breakfast special—pancakes with odd, orange-colored butter.
Rainier Barry Basden 2011
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There I was, crouching along in some dark and stuffy vent, flashlight at the ready in case there were any bombas or orange-colored walls to shoot, when all of a sudden I dropped through the floor to a secret room below and found myself frozen in mid-air, face only centimeters away from a locked door.
My first glitch in Shadow Complex pabba 2009
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More photos and interactive graphics The centerpiece of Ford Motor Co.'s online campaign for the 2012 Focus was a free Facebook page hosted by an orange-colored puppet that in a few weeks won over a new, younger audience for the once-stodgy compact.
Big Brands Like Facebook, But They Don't Like to Pay Emily Steel 2011
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But the orange-colored man continues to top himself, and I will know better than to underestimate him again.
Eric Alterman: Think Again: Is Farm Work Funny, Mr. Colbert? Eric Alterman 2010
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My favorite was the Shropshire Blue, an orange-colored cheese with dramatic blue-green veins of mold.
Recession Special: Deep Discounts at Downtown Hotel Bars « PubliCola 2010
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The orange-colored anchor was back on the screen, now wearing a somber expression.
Choker Elizabeth Woods 2011
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I feel the pain upon contact, then an inner vision of cream and orange-colored stars flashing across a brownish-purplish background formed when I close my eyes.
Banging My Head Against the Garage Door of Religion Con Chapman 2011
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It became part of the wildness of the ranch, and, after being helped for a season, was left to its own devices. they used to gather the seeds of the California poppy and scatter them over their own acres, so that the orange-colored blossoms spangled the fields of mountain hay and prospered in flaming drifts in the fence corners and along the edges of the clearings.
Chapter XXV 2010
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The orange-colored anchor was back on the screen, now wearing a somber expression.
Choker Elizabeth Woods 2011
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But the orange-colored man continues to top himself, and I will know better than to underestimate him again.
Eric Alterman: Think Again: Is Farm Work Funny, Mr. Colbert? Eric Alterman 2010
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