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orangery|ˈɒrɪndʒrɪ, ˈɒrɪndʒərɪ|
Also 7–8 -erie, 8 -arie.
[In sense 1, a. F. orangerie (1603 in Hatz.-Darm.), f. oranger orange-tree: see -ery 2. The etymology of sense 2 is not clear.]
1. A place appropriated to the cultivation of orange-trees; spec. a structure or building in which orange-trees are reared and kept, where the climate does not allow them to be cultivated in the open.
1664Evelyn Diary 14 July, The orangerie and aviarie handsome, and a very large plantation about it. 1705Lond. Gaz. No. 4098/4 The..Mansion-House, called Belsize,....with..a fine Orangarie, is to be Lett. 1744Mrs. Delany Lett., to Mrs. Dewes 315 A sort of parterre, that will make the prettiest orangery in the world. 1848W. K. Kelly tr. L. Blanc's Hist. Ten Years II. 512 The dilapidation of that fine staircase in the orangery [of Versailles]. 1861Delamer Fl. Gard. 124 Large Orange-trees, in cubical boxes,..wintered in an orangery, and placed in conspicuous positions in the pleasure-ground during summer.
2. A scent or perfume extracted from the orange-flower; also, snuff scented with this. Also attrib.
1676G. Etherege Man of Mode iii. ii, Orangerie: you know the smell, ladies. 1698Farquhar Love in a Bottle ii. ii, O Lard, sir! you must never sneeze; 'tis as unbecoming after orangery as grace after meat. 1706T. Baker Tunbr. Walks iv. i, A nice snuff box, with the best orangery. 1744Eliza Heywood Female Spect. (1748) I. 83 Another..dies for some fresh orangerie and bergamot. |