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12 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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Moon, that now meet'st the orient sun. --Milton.
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2. Eastern; oriental. "The orient part." --Hakluyt.
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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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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 [gcide]:
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.
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2. Hence: To acquaint with new surroundings or a new
situation.
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3. Fig.: To correct or set right by recurring to first
principles; to arrange in order; to orientate.
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4. Same as {Orientate}, 2.
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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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
orient
adj : (poetic) eastern; "the orient sun"
n 1: the countries of Asia [syn: {East}]
2: the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and
Australia [syn: {eastern hemisphere}]
v 1: be oriented; "The weather vane points North" [syn: {point}]
2: determine one's position with reference to another point
[syn: {orientate}] [ant: {disorient}]
3: cause to point; "Orient the house towards the West"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
70 Moby Thesaurus words for "orient":
acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, accustom, adapt, adjust,
aglow, assess, beaming, beamy, blushing, break, break in,
bright and sunny, burning, candescent, case harden, condition,
confirm, domesticate, domesticize, east, eastern, establish,
familiarize, fix, flushing, gentle, gleaming, gleamy, glinting,
glowing, habituate, harden, housebreak, illuminant, incandescent,
inure, irradiative, lamping, light as day, luciferous, lucific,
luciform, luminant, luminative, luminiferous, luminificent,
luminous, lustrous, naturalize, orient the map, oriental,
orientate, radiant, rutilant, rutilous, season, shining, shiny,
starbright, starlike, starry, streaming, suffused, sunny, sunshiny,
tame, train, wont
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "Orient":
Africa, America, Antipodes, Asia, Asia Major, Asia Minor,
Australasia, East, Eastern Hemisphere, Eurasia, Europe, Far East,
Levant, Middle East, Near East, New World, Occident, Oceania,
Old World, West, Western Hemisphere, continent, down under,
eastland, landmass, the old country
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Orient, IA (city, FIPS 59565)
Location: 41.20283 N, 94.41788 W
Population (1990): 376 (173 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 50858
Orient, IL (city, FIPS 56536)
Location: 37.91641 N, 88.97536 W
Population (1990): 428 (201 housing units)
Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Orient, NY
Zip code(s): 11957
Orient, OH (village, FIPS 58800)
Location: 39.80562 N, 83.15149 W
Population (1990): 273 (101 housing units)
Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 43146
Orient, SD (town, FIPS 47460)
Location: 44.90286 N, 99.08833 W
Population (1990): 59 (45 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 57467
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Orient, NY -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New York
Population (2000): 709
Housing Units (2000): 673
Land area (2000): 5.092565 sq. miles (13.189682 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.025585 sq. miles (2.656254 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 6.118150 sq. miles (15.845936 sq. km)
FIPS code: 55321
Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location: 41.145410 N, 72.288689 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 11957
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Orient, NY
Orient
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Orient, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
Population (2000): 269
Housing Units (2000): 102
Land area (2000): 0.124061 sq. miles (0.321317 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.124061 sq. miles (0.321317 sq. km)
FIPS code: 58800
Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location: 39.804906 N, 83.154567 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 43146
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Orient, OH
Orient
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Orient, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois
Population (2000): 296
Housing Units (2000): 147
Land area (2000): 0.750009 sq. miles (1.942515 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.005603 sq. miles (0.014511 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.755612 sq. miles (1.957026 sq. km)
FIPS code: 56536
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 37.918839 N, 88.975973 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Orient, IL
Orient
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Orient, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000): 402
Housing Units (2000): 179
Land area (2000): 0.465587 sq. miles (1.205864 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.465587 sq. miles (1.205864 sq. km)
FIPS code: 59565
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 41.202702 N, 94.418794 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 50858
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Orient, IA
Orient
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Orient, SD -- U.S. town in South Dakota
Population (2000): 57
Housing Units (2000): 38
Land area (2000): 0.311181 sq. miles (0.805954 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000153 sq. miles (0.000395 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.311334 sq. miles (0.806349 sq. km)
FIPS code: 47460
Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
Location: 44.901922 N, 99.088595 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 57467
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Orient, SD
Orient
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