·adj Eastern; oriental.
II. Orient ·adj Rising, as the sun.
III. Orient ·noun A pearl of great luster.
IV. Orient ·noun The countries of Asia or the East.
V. Orient ·add. ·vt ·same·as Orientate, 2.
VI. Orient ·noun The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east.
VII. Orient ·vt To define the position of, in relation to the orient or east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of.
VIII. Orient ·vt Fig.: To correct or set right by recurring to first principles; to arrange in order; to Orientate.
IX. Orient ·add. ·vt To place (a map or chart) so that its east side, north side, ·etc., lie toward the corresponding parts of the horizon;.
X. Orient ·adj Bright; lustrous; superior; pure; perfect; pellucid;
— used of gems and also figuratively, because the most perfect jewels are found in the East.
XI. Orient ·add. ·vt 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.