ORIENT

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~-, oriens, from present participle of oriri to rise; akin to Sanskrit ṛṇoti he moves, arises, Greek ornynai to rouse, oros mountain Date: 14th century east 1b, east 2, 3. a pearl of great luster, the luster of a pearl, II. adjective Date: 15th century ~al 1, 2. lustrous , sparkling , radiant , glowing, rising in the sky, III. transitive verb Etymology: French ~er, from Middle French, from ~ Date: circa 1741 1. to cause to face or point toward the east, to set or arrange in any determinate position especially in relation to the points of the compass, to ascertain the bearings of, 2. to set right by adjusting to facts or principles, to acquaint with the existing situation or environment, to direct (as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group, to cause the axes of the molecules of to assume the same direction