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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. [1913 Webster] [Morn] came furrowing all the orient into gold. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. The countries of Asia or the East. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Best built city throughout the Orient. --Sir T. Herbert. [1913 Webster] 3. A pearl of great luster. [R.] --Carlyle. [1913 Webster] 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. [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 [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. [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] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: Orient n 1: the countries of Asia [syn: {East}, {Orient}] 2: the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia [syn: {eastern hemisphere}, {orient}] v 1: be oriented; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward" [syn: {orient}, {point}] 2: determine one's position with reference to another point; "We had to orient ourselves in the forest" [syn: {orient}, {orientate}] [ant: {disorient}, {disorientate}] 3: cause to point; "Orient the house towards the West" 4: familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances; "The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen" 5: adjust to a specific need or market; "a magazine oriented towards young people"; "tailor your needs to your surroundings" [syn: {tailor}, {orient}] From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]: orient /ɔʀjɑ̃/ east; East From Swedish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-swe-eng]: orient east; East From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]: Orient /oːriːɛnt/ East; Orient