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Orient pearls

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  • Orient — O ri*ent ([=o] r[i^]*ent), a. [F., fr. L. oriens, entis, p. pr. of oriri to rise. See {Origin}.] 1. Rising, as the sun. [1913 Webster] Moon, that now meet st the orient sun. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Eastern; oriental. The orient part. Hakluyt.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • orient — [ôr′ē ənt, ōr′ē ənt; ] for v. [, ôr′ēent΄, ōr′ēent, ôr′ēənt, ōr′ēənt] n. [OFr < L oriens: see the adj.] 1. Old Poet. the east 2. a) the quality that determines a pearl s value; luster b) a pearl of high quality adj. [L oriens, dire …   English World dictionary

  • Orient — n., adj., & v. n. 1 (the Orient) a poet. the east. b the countries E. of the Mediterranean, esp. E. Asia. 2 an orient pearl. adj. 1 poet. oriental. 2 (of precious stones and esp. the finest pearls coming orig. from the East) lustrous; sparkling;… …   Useful english dictionary

  • orient — n., adj., & v. n. 1 (the Orient) a poet. the east. b the countries E. of the Mediterranean, esp. E. Asia. 2 an orient pearl. adj. 1 poet. oriental. 2 (of precious stones and esp. the finest pearls coming orig. from the East) lustrous; sparkling;… …   Useful english dictionary

  • orient — noun ɔ:rɪənt, ɒr 1》 (the Orient) literary the countries of the East, especially east Asia. 2》 the special lustre of a pearl of the finest quality (with reference to fine pearls from the East). adjective ɔ:rɪənt, ɒr literary oriental. verb ɔ:rɪɛnt …   English new terms dictionary

  • orient — noun /ˈɔriənt / (say awreeuhnt), /ˈɒ / (say o ) 1. the, the countries to the east (and south east) of the Mediterranean. 2. Poetic the east; the eastern regions of the heavens or the earth. 3. the lustre peculiar to the pearl. 4. an orient pearl …  

  • essence d'orient — |esən(t)sˈdōrēənt, dȯr , ēˌent; esäⁿsdȯryäⁿ noun Etymology: French, literally, essence of the Orient : pearl essence especially from bleak fish * * * /es euhns dawr ee euhnt, ent , dohr /; Fr. /e sahonns daw rddyahonn /, Jewelry. a preparation… …   Useful english dictionary

  • essence d'orient — /es euhns dawr ee euhnt, ent , dohr /; Fr. /e sahonns daw rddyahonn /, Jewelry. a preparation for coating glass beads to make imitation pearls, derived from the scales of fish, esp. of the bleak. [ < F: lit., essence of the Orient] * * * …   Universalium

  • essence d'Orient — silvery crystals of guanine in scales which are extracted and used to make a pearl essence for artificial pearls …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • Pearl — For other uses, see Pearl (disambiguation). Pearl Pearls General Category Mineral Chemical formula Ca …   Wikipedia

  • pearl — pearl1 pearler, n. pearlish, adj. pearllike, adj. /perrl/, n. 1. a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective… …   Universalium

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