orangery

[ awr-inj-ree, or- ]

/ ˈɔr ɪndʒ ri, ˈɒr- /

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noun, plural or·ange·ries.

a warm place, as a greenhouse, in which orange trees are cultivated in cool climates.

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orchard, stand, timberland

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Origin of orangery

1655–65; < French orangerie, equivalent to orang(er) orange tree (derivative of orange orange) + -erie -ery

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Examples from the Web for orangery

The orangery is a beautiful specimen of tuscan architecture, designed by le Maitre, and finished by Mansart.
The Stranger in France|John Carr
Adelle woke to consciousness in the orangery, where they had laid mattresses for her and the dead child.
Clark's Field|Robert Herrick
Farrell, who was under him, is now in charge of the Orangery.
With Lee in Virginia|G. A. Henty
She sends her kindest regards, and has sent you some preserves, also some peaches out of the orangery, and mushrooms.
The Precipice|Ivan Goncharov

He has built the orangery and the theater, and created a mass of cascades, basins and fountains which rival Versailles.
The Spell of the Heart of France|Andr Hallays

British Dictionary definitions for orangery

orangery

/ (ˈɒrɪndʒərɪ, -dʒrɪ) /

noun plural -eries

a building, such as a greenhouse, in which orange trees are grown

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