(a.) Bright; lustrous; superior; pure; perfect; pellucid; -- used of gems and also figuratively, because the most perfect jewels are found in the East.
(n.) The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east.
(n.) The countries of Asia or the East.
(n.) A pearl of great luster.
(v. t.) To define the position of, in relation to the orient or east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of.
(v. t.) Fig.: To correct or set right by recurring to first principles; to arrange in order; to orientate.