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Definition of Orangish
1. Adjective. Of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange.
Definition of Orangish
1. Adjective. Relatively orange in colour. ¹
2. Adjective. Similar to an orange ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Orangish
1. of a somewhat orange color [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Orangish
Literary usage of Orangish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Color Sensitivity of the Peripheral Retina by John Wallace Baird (1905)
"The changes of color tone reported were : (1) Red first appeared yellowish, then
passed through yellow, orangish-yellow, yellow-orange, orange, ..."
2. Pyrology: Or Fire Chemistry; a Science Interesting to the General by William Alexander Ross (1875)
"A,* RED; Aa, orangish Red; B, Orange Red; C, Red Orange; Ca, Reddish Orange; D,
ORANGE. This completes the first sequence of five tints. ..."
3. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1908)
"orangish 155" R Gray After-image. Brownish yellow Dirty olive yellow Pink Dingy
yellow Gray Clear yellow Duration of Obs. 5 min. 5 min. 7 min. 7 min. ..."
4. A Sanctuary of Zeus on Mount Hymettos by Merle K. Langdon (1976)
"Light brown clay; shiny orangish red glaze. LH IIIB. 187. Rim fragment of a deep
bowl (FS 284). Fig. 18; PI. 16. H607. PH 0.04m.; est. rim diam. 0.14m. ..."
5. Studies in Archaic Corinthian Vase Painting by Patricia Lawrence, Darrell Arlynn Amyx (1996)
"Pale clay, more orangish on bottom (Munsell 7.5YR 8-7/4). Crazed, charcoal-gray
glaze-paint on interior, ..."
6. The Potters' Quarter by Agnes Newhall Stillwell, Jack Leonard Benson (1984)
"orangish buff clay, rather soft. Probably Corinthian. Small ro- telles on top of
handle, roughly made by attenuating a roll of clay at center. ..."
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