Main Entry: ¹ori·ent

Pronunciation: \ˈȯr-ē-ənt, -ē-ˌent\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin orient-, oriens, from present participle of oriri to rise; akin to Sanskrit ṛṇoti he moves, arises, Greek ornynai to rouse, oros mountain

Date: 14th century

1 archaic : east 1b
2 capitalized : east 2
3 a : a pearl of great luster b : the luster of a pearl