Look up: Orient

1. Orient
   Orient is a city in Franklin County Illinois, USA Orient is a township in Osceola County Michigan, USA Orient is a town in Aroostook County Maine, USA Orient is a township in Faulk County South Dakota, USA Orient is a town in Faulk County South Dakota, USA Orient is a village in Pickaway County Ohio, USA Orient is a city in Adair County Iowa, USA
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2. orient
   [adj] - (poetic) `the orient sun` 2. [v] - be oriented 3. [v] - cause to point 4. [v] - determine one`s position with reference to another point
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3. Orient
   The pearly lustre seen on pearls or mother-of-pearl shells. Also known as iridescence.
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4. orient
   nacreous lustre of pearls Category: Various industries and crafts
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5. Orient
   O"ri·ent adjective [ French, from Latin oriens , -entis , present participle of oriri to rise. See Origin .] 1. Rising, as the sun. « Moon, that now meet'st the orient sun.» Milton. 2. Eastern; oriental. "The orient part." Hakluyt. 3. Bright; lustrous; superior; pure; perfect; pellucid; -- used of ge …
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6. Orient
   O"ri·ent noun 1. The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east. « [ Morn] came furrowing all the orient into gold.» Tennyson. 2. The countries of Asia or the East. Chaucer. « Best built city throughout the Orient .» Sir T. Herbert. 3. A pearl of great luster. [ R.] Carlyle.< …
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7. Orient
   O"ri·ent transitive verb [ French orienter . Confer Orientate .] 1. To define the position of, in relation to the orient or east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of. 2. Fig.: To correct or set right by recurring to first principles; to arrange in order; to orientate.
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8. Orient
   O"ri·ent transitive verb 1. Same as Orientate , 2. 2. 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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9. orient
   adjective (poetic) eastern; `the orient sun`
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10. Orient
    The ``Orient`` is a term traditionally used in Western culture to refer to the Middle East, and Egypt resp. the whole Arabian influenced North Africa. Today also the eastern and southeastern Asia is sometimes called `Orient`, except Russia, i.e. North Asia.
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11. Orient
    The ``Orient`` is a term traditionally used in Western culture to refer to the Middle East, and Egypt resp. the whole Arabian influenced North Africa. Today also the eastern and southeastern Asia is sometimes called `Orient`, except Russia, i.e. North Asia.
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12. Orient
    • (v. t.) To place (a map or chart) so that its east side, north side, etc., lie toward the corresponding parts of the horizon; • (v. t.) Same as Orientate, 2. • (v. t.) 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. • (a...
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13. orient
    
    1. the countries of Asia
    2. the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
    
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14. ORIENT
    To arrange a map using a compass so that the directions of the map correspiond with the surrounding landscape, so that North on the map is facing true North, etc.
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