Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An orange hue of the skin, observed chiefly in newly born infants.
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Examples
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Yet he could not forget the saying, which had been so faithfully carried to him, of the orange-skin.
Voltaire 2007
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The unique feature it possessed was not so much its orange-skin surface as the surprising method by which it was glazed.
The Story of Porcelain Sara Ware Bassett 1920
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He thrust his hand down into a blue ginger-jar for a piece of dried orange-skin and bit at it as if to steady his lips.
The Awakening of Helena Richie Margaret Wade Campbell Deland 1901
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"Concerned?" cried Benjamin Wright, pounding the table with his tumbler and chewing orange-skin rapidly.
The Awakening of Helena Richie Margaret Wade Campbell Deland 1901
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He stood chewing orange-skin and blinking up at Lloyd Pryor, who came forward reluctantly.
The Awakening of Helena Richie Margaret Wade Campbell Deland 1901
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Then he threw away another barely lighted cigar, put his hand into the blue ginger-jar for some orange-skin, and looked closely at his son; his agitation had quite disappeared.
The Awakening of Helena Richie Margaret Wade Campbell Deland 1901
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A dozen bird-cages had been placed in a row along the edge of the veranda, and he was nibbling orange-skin and watching the canaries twittering and hopping on their perches.
The Awakening of Helena Richie Margaret Wade Campbell Deland 1901
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Mr. Wright pulled off his hat, fiercely, and began to chew orange-skin.
The Awakening of Helena Richie Margaret Wade Campbell Deland 1901
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Benjamin Wright, tottering a little, changed his cane from his left to his right hand, and chewed orange-skin fiercely.
The Awakening of Helena Richie Margaret Wade Campbell Deland 1901
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"Go?" said Benjamin Wright, scowling and chewing orange-skin rapidly,
The Awakening of Helena Richie Margaret Wade Campbell Deland 1901
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