Autumn Begins Monday, Bring On The Colors!

by Kevin Burton    Autumn is the time of year when the greenery explodes into myriad colors. It’s a feast for the eyes, an art show by God, defying description.    Meriam-Webster is in the business of descriptions, so the dictionary is going to have its say.  Yesterday we went with them, beginning a list …

How The Colors Got Their English Names

by Dictionary Scoop    You learn your colors before kindergarten, but how did they get their names? And what did we call “orange” first, was it the color or the fruit?    Let’s explore the multi-hued history of how color names came to be! 1-Blue    “Blue” comes from the Old French word bleu, which in …