orient

Definitions

1. 1.Eastern; oriental. "The orient part." Hakluyt.
2. 2.Bright; lustrous; superior; pure; perfect; pellucid; -- used of gems and also figuratively, because the most perfect jewels are found in the East. "Pearls round and orient." Jer. Taylor. "Orient gems." Wordsworth. "Orient liquor in a crystal glass." Milton.
3. 3.The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east. [Morn] came furrowing all the orient into gold. Tennyson.
4. 4.The countries of Asia or the East. Chaucer. Best built city throughout the Orient. Sir T. Herbert.
5. 5.A pearl of great luster. [R.] Carlyle.
6. 6.To define the position of, in relation to the orient or east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of.
7. 7.Fig.: To correct or set right by recurring to first principles; to arrange in order; to orientate.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is eastern; oriental. "The orient part." Hakluyt called?
• What is the part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east. [Morn] came furrowing all the orient into gold. Tennyson called?
• What is the countries of Asia or the East. Chaucer. Best built city throughout the Orient. Sir T. Herbert called?
• What is to define the position of, in relation to the orient or east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of called?
• What is fig.: To correct or set right by recurring to first principles; to arrange in order; to orientate called?