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orangery

[awr-inj-ree, or-]
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noun, plural or·ange·ries.
  1. a warm place, as a greenhouse, in which orange trees are cultivated in cool climates.
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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

Historical Examples

  • There is a grand conservatory, containing a palm-house and orangery.

    England, Picturesque and Descriptive

    Joel Cook

  • He had even his own entrance through a small door in one corner of the orangery.

    A Set of Six

    Joseph Conrad

  • The orangery, which was at the other end, led by a covered way to the outhouses of the chateau.

    Madame Bovary

    Gustave Flaubert

  • Make a wide circuit to the orangery and have a glib excuse if you are met.

    The Mercenary

    W. J. Eccott

  • Yes, you really ought to see the orangery and the Elizabethan garden, Mr. Blair.

British Dictionary definitions for orangery

orangery

noun plural -eries
  1. a building, such as a greenhouse, in which orange trees are grown
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