O"ri*ent, v. t. 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.
O"ri*ent (?), a. [F., fr. L.
oriens, -entis, p. pr. 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 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.
O"ri*ent, n. 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.
O"ri*ent (?), 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.
2. Fig.: To correct or set right by recurring
to first principles; to arrange in order; to orientate.
O"ri*ent, v. t. 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.
