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Rising, as the sun. Moon, that now meet'st the orient sun. Milton.

Of or pertaining to the orient or east; eastern; concerned with the East or Orientalism; -- opposed to occidental; as, Oriental countries. The sun's ascendant and oriental radiations. Sir T. Browne.

Any system, doctrine, custom, expression, etc., peculiar to Oriental people.

An inhabitant of the Eastern parts of the world; an Oriental.

The quality or state of being oriental or eastern. Sir T. Browne.

to render Oriental; to cause to conform to Oriental manners or conditions.

its relation to other bodies, or the relation of its parts among themselves. A crystal is orientated when placed in its proper position so as to exhibit its symmetry. E. S. Dana.

The act or process of orientating; determination of the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking bearings.

The quality or state of being orient or bright; splendor. [Obs.] Fuller.

Dying together or at the same time. [R.] Sir G. Buck.

To turn away from the cast; to confuse as to which way is east; to cause to lose one's bearings. [R.] Bp. Warburton.

To turn away from the east, or (figuratively) from the right or the truth. [R.]

Rising again. [R.] The life reorient out of dust. Tennyson.

A soft, resinous wood (Aquilaria Agallocha) of highly aromatic smell, burnt by the orientals as a perfume. It is called also agalwood and aloes wood. The name is also given to some other species.

or; stalagmite. The name is used in this sense by Pliny. It is sometimes distinguished as oriental alabaster.

An oriental shrub (Lawsonia inermis) from which henna is obtained.

probably due to a specific bacillus. Called also Aleppo ulcer, Biskara boil, Delhi boil, Oriental sore, etc.

purple or bluish violet color, of different shades. It is much used as a jeweler's stone. Oriental amethyst, the violet-blue variety of transparent crystallized corundum or sapphire.

A wagon or cart, usually heavy and without springs, and often covered. [Oriental]

led, in English, milk vetch and licorice vetch. Gum tragacanth is obtained from different oriental species, particularly the A. gummifer and A. verus.