orangery
Americannoun
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orangeries
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of orangery
1655–65; < French orangerie, equivalent to orang ( er ) orange tree (derivative of orange orange ) + -erie -ery
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Things the singer has been allowed to build in the vicinity of his house include a four-room treehouse, an indoor swimming pool, an orangery and a wildlife pond.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 25, 2019
Join the buzzy scene at Olssons Vin, a wine bar with a new glass-roofed courtyard orangery, where, between 4 and 6 p.m., crowds feast on budget-friendly charcuterie platters and generous pours of Bourgogne blanc.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2018
Three outbuildings — a guesthouse, an orangery and an office — were added.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2016
It has 16 bedrooms, a moat, three converted turrets, an orangery and a dungeon.
From BBC ● May 13, 2016
The garden must wait for new plants, and we for conservatory and orangery, till more important matters are settled.
From The Haunted Room A Tale by A. L. O. E.
For those running wedding venues in the UK they are having to adapt their barns, orangeries and stately homes.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
He loves taking in the manicured gardens, the mazes, one of the world’s oldest zoos still in existence, and one of the largest Baroque orangeries in the world.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2023
In June, it was revealed that the couple spent $2.9 million of taxpayer money renovating their home at Frogmore Cottage, including installing "two orangeries and a floating floor" in their at-home yoga studio.
From Fox News ● Sep. 4, 2019
There are remnants of terraced boxwood parterres and early brick orangeries.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2012
We are turning all our estates into fruit orchards and orangeries.
From The Book of Khalid by Ameen Fares Rihani
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