Etymology
The colour orange is named after the appearance of the ripe orange fruit. Before this word was introduced to the English-speaking world, the colour was referred to as ġeolurēad (yellow-red).
The first recorded use of orange as a colour name in English was in 1512, in a will now filed with the Public Record Office.
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Delicate Arch in Arches National Park, Utah
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TNT post sign in the Netherlands
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Oranges (fruit)
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