Vocabulary : Oriel to Orientalizing
Oriel : A gallery for minstrels. ;; A small apartment next a hall, where certain persons were accustomed to dine; a sort of recess. ;; A bay window. See Bay window.Oriency : Brightness or strength of color.
Orient : Same as Orientate, 2. ;; To place (a map or chart) so that its east side, north side, etc., lie toward the corresponding parts of the horizon; ;; 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. ;; 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.
Oriental : Of or pertaining to the orient or east; eastern; concerned with the East or Orientalism; -- opposed to occidental; as, Oriental countries. ;; A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part of the world; an Asiatic. ;; Eastern Christians of the Greek rite.
Orientalism : Any system, doctrine, custom, expression, etc., peculiar to Oriental people. ;; Knowledge or use of Oriental languages, history, literature, etc.
