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oriency

noun

Etymology

From orient + -cy.

  1. inherited from orient — “eastern; from Asia or the Orient; brilliant, shining (characteristic of jewels from the Orient)”
  2. derived from *h₃er-✻ — “to move, stir; to rise, spring”
  3. derived from oriēns — “the east; daybreak, dawn; sunrise; (participle) rising; appearing; originating”
  4. derived from orient — “east direction; Asia, Orient”
  5. derived from orient
  6. inherited from orient
  7. suffixed as oriency — “orient + cy”

Definitions

  1. Brightness or strength of colour.

    • So our Lord Chrift having ſet down ſeveral qualifications of a Chriſtin […] ſets the magnificent crown of reward upon them, that by this oriency, he might the more ſet forth their unparallel'd beauty, and entice holy love.
    • one worthy man whoſe Juſtice has the oriency of a Carbuncle
    • 'Tis granted that the picture has lost its gloſſe and beauty, the oriency of its colours, the elegancy of its lineaments, the comelineſſe of its proportion; muſt it therefore be totally defac'd?

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for oriency. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA