In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
orients
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of orient
orients
plural of orient
• in store, instore, iterons, nitrose, noirest, norites, oestrin, sterino, stonier, tersion, tries on, triones
Orients
plural of Orient
• in store, instore, iterons, nitrose, noirest, norites, oestrin, sterino, stonier, tersion, tries on, triones
Source: Wiktionary
O"ri*ent, a. Etym: [F., fr. L. oriens, -entis, p. pr. of oriri to rise. See Origin.]
1. Rising, as the sun. Moon, that now meet'st the orient sun. Milton.
2. Eastern; oriental. "The orient part." Hakluyt.
3. Bright; lustrous; superior; pure; perfect; pellucid; -- used of gems and also figuratively, because the most perfect jewels are found in the East. "Pearls round and orient." Jer. Taylor. "Orient gems." Wordsworth. "Orient liquor in a crystal glass." Milton.
O"ri*ent, n.
1. The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east. [Morn] came furrowing all the orient into gold. Tennyson.
2. The countries of Asia or the East. Chaucer. Best built city throughout the Orient. Sir T. Herbert.
3. A pearl of great luster. [R.] Carlyle.
O"ri*ent, v. t. Etym: [F. orienter. Cf. Orientate.]
1. To define the position of, in relation to the orient or east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of.
2. Fig.: To correct or set right by recurring to first principles; to arrange in order; to orientate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.