Orient

Rising, as the sun.

Eastern; oriental.

Bright; lustrous; superior; pure; perfect; pellucid; -- used of gems and also figuratively, because the most perfect jewels are found in the East.

The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east.

The countries of Asia or the East.

A pearl of great luster.

To define the position of, in relation to the orient or east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of.

Fig.: To correct or set right by recurring to first principles; to arrange in order; to orientate.