ORIENT

orient. Orient, a. eastern, rising, bright, shining

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O″ri‐ent (ō″rĭ‐ent), a. [[F., fr. L. oriens, -entis, p. pr. of oriri to rise. See Origin.]] 1. 1. Rising, as the sun.
Moon, that now meet'st the orient sun. Milton. 2. 2. Eastern; oriental. “The orient part.” Hakluyt.
3. 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.