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minus-squareddhlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 年前Fun fact, “orange” was first used as a colour in the sixteenth century and prior to that many orange-coloured objects were referred to as red.
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 年前I remember hearing that and wondering if they called the fruit reds.
minus-squareddhlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 年前The colour was named after the fruit actually, originally people said “orange-coloured” then just shortened that to “orange”
Fun fact, “orange” was first used as a colour in the sixteenth century and prior to that many orange-coloured objects were referred to as red.
I remember hearing that and wondering if they called the fruit reds.
What was the fruit called?
The colour was named after the fruit actually, originally people said “orange-coloured” then just shortened that to “orange”