zinc-orangehttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zinc-orange_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezinc orange, n.
First published 1921; not fully revised

zinc orangenoun

  1. 1918–
    A shade of orange.
    1. 1918
      Gleba from pale ochraceous-salmon to zinc-orange.
      Annals of Missouri Botanical Garden vol. 5 23
    2. 1934
      122. Zinc orange.
      Webster's New International Dictionary of English Language (Color Charts)
    3. 1940
      A [llomyces] macrogyna (Burma 3). Colour: Zinc orange.
      Proceedings of Royal Society 1939–40 B. vol. 128 285
    4. 1952
      Surfaces of Fine Paste Orange sherds range from Ferruginous..through Apricot Orange..to Zinc Orange.
      P. Drucker, La Venta, Tabasco 103

Originally published as part of the entry for zinc, n.

zinc, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.