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Canton Crape :: Canton crape () A soft, white or colored silk fabric, of a gauzy texture and wavy appearance, used for ladies' scarfs, shawls, bonnet trimmings, etc.; -- called also Oriental crape..

Fret :: Fret (n.) An ornament consisting of smmall fillets or slats intersecting each other or bent at right angles, as in classical designs, or at obilique angles, as often in Oriental art..

Orientate :: Orientate (v. t.) To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward..

Orient :: Orient (a.) Eastern; oriental.

Theocrasy :: Theocrasy (n.) An intimate union of the soul with God in contemplation, -- an ideal of the Neoplatonists and of some Oriental mystics..

Orientalism :: Orientalism (n.) Any system, doctrine, custom, expression, etc., peculiar to Oriental people..

Orientate :: Orientate (v. t.) To arrange in order; to dispose or place (a body) so as to show its relation to other bodies, or the relation of its parts among themselves..

Neoplatonism :: Neoplatonism (n.) A pantheistic eclectic school of philosophy, of which Plotinus was the chief (A. D. 205-270), and which sought to reconcile the Platonic and Aristotelian systems with Oriental theosophy. It tended to mysticism and theurgy, and was the last product of Greek philosophy..

Ladanum :: Ladanum (n.) A gum resin gathered from certain Oriental species of Cistus. It has a pungent odor and is chiefly used in making plasters, and for fumigation..

Orient :: Orient (n.) The countries of Asia or the East.

Orientalize :: Orientalize (v. t.) to render Oriental; to cause to conform to Oriental manners or conditions.

Caper :: Caper (n.) The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), much used for pickles..

Vanglo :: Vanglo (n.) Benne (Sesamum orientale); also, its seeds; -- so called in the West Indies..

Nyentek :: Nyentek (n.) A carnivorous mannual (Helictis moscatus, or H. orientalis), native of Eastern Asia and the Indies. It has a dorsal white stripe, and another one across the shoulders. It has a strong musky odor..

Orientation :: Orientation (n.) Fig.: A return to first principles; an orderly arrangement.

Disorient :: Disorient (v. t.) To turn away from the cast; to confuse as to which way is east; to cause to lose one's bearings.

Eastern :: Eastern (a.) Situated or dwelling in the east; oriental; as, an eastern gate; Eastern countries..

Orient :: Orient (n.) The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east.

Liquidambar :: Liquidambar (n.) The balsamic juice which is obtained from these trees by incision. The liquid balsam of the Oriental tree is liquid storax.

Divan :: Divan (n.) A saloon or hall where a council is held, in Oriental countries, the state reception room in places, and in the houses of the richer citizens. Cushions on the floor or on benches are ranged round the room..

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