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orient
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Orient \O"ri*ent\, n.
1. The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the
morning; the east.
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[Morn] came furrowing all the orient into gold.
--Tennyson.
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2. The countries of Asia or the East. --Chaucer.
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Best built city throughout the Orient. --Sir T.
Herbert.
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3. A pearl of great luster. [R.] --Carlyle.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Orient \O"ri*ent\ ([=o]"r[i^]*[e^]nt), v. t. [F. orienter. Cf. Orientate.] 1. To define the position of, in relation to the orient or east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: To acquaint with new surroundings or a new situation. [PJC] 3. Fig.: To correct or set right by recurring to first principles; to arrange in order; to orientate. [1913 Webster] 4. Same as Orientate, 2. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 5. To place (a map or chart) so that its east side, north side, etc., lie toward the corresponding parts of the horizon; specif. (Surv.), to rotate (a map attached to a plane table) until the line of direction between any two of its points is parallel to the corresponding direction in nature. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Orient \O"ri*ent\ ([=o]"r[i^]*ent), a. [F., fr. L. oriens, -entis, p. pr. of oriri to rise. See Origin.] 1. Rising, as the sun. [1913 Webster] Moon, that now meet'st the orient sun. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Eastern; oriental. "The orient part." --Hakluyt. [1913 Webster] 3. 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. [1913 Webster]
