orange word word orange english language cases refers primarily orange fruit colour orange derivative meanings word derived language passed numerous languages including sanskrit old french reaching english language earliest uses word english refer fruit colour later named fruit english speaking world exposed fruit colour referred yellow red old english red yellow claimed word orange true rhyme half rhymes near rhymes proper compound words phrases rhyme lack rhymes inspired humorous poems songs etymology word orange entered old french anglo norman earliest recorded use word english 13th century referred fruit earliest attested use word reference colour 16th century generally thought old french borrowed italian fruit orange tree fruit fruit attested earlier available written sources believe italian word actually older word ultimately derives language possibly tamil orange tree word entered persian arabic initial lost italian french varieties arabic lost earlier place orange separate etymology roman celtic settlement founded originally named celtic water god named place colour time sixteenth century colour orange adopted symbol colour eventually came associated participation protestant french wars religion dutch eighty years war rhyme widely accepted single english word true rhyme orange half rhymes property unique word study english words found words rhymes lack rhyme orange garnered significant attention inspired humorous verses variant eye rhyme orange true rhyme second pronounced stressed number proper rhyme nearly rhyme orange including mountain wales surname naval commander captain uss discovered led local note buried lies man mark brought commander supplies long sought rhyme orange linguistic poetic devices provide rhymes accents compound words phrases true near rhymes examples include door torn inch attributes verse featuring multiple word rhymes orange gave child lemon grew stem pleasure range offered orange nuts cracked door provide rhymes example poem word orange wore orange example relies way americans orange opposed eating orange making love makes bizarre thereof noted ability bend words rhyme song business album makes use word bending rhyme orange set blow college rooms doors peach yeah come inches words contrived rhyme orange composers wrote song sung character television programme says says says ain rhyme
Orange (word)