† orientnessn.

Forms: see orient adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: orient adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < orient adj. + -ness suffix.

Obsolete.

Brilliancy or lustrousness in a precious stone, esp. a pearl. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > reflection > [noun] > lustre or shine from reflected light

orientness1519

lustrec1522

gloss1538

brightshine1573

shine1601

sheen1604

polishing1611

polish1629

oriencya1651

glare1658

glossiness1680

nitency1768

varnish1841

burnishing1851

orience1858

shininess1872

patina1931

1519 W. Horman Vulgaria ix. f. 105 Pearlis wyll abyde no crafte: but anone theyr orientnes flytteth.

1547 R. Record Vrinal of Physick f. 68^v The orientnes, & the bewty of the colour.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Cumb. 215 Pearls..far short of the Indian in Orientness.

1661 O. Felltham Resolves (rev. ed.) 332 The orientnesse of that fame which their Fore-fathers left them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	orientness
释义	† orientnessn. Forms: see orient adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: orient adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < orient adj. + -ness suffix. Obsolete. Brilliancy or lustrousness in a precious stone, esp. a pearl. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > reflection > [noun] > lustre or shine from reflected light orientness1519 lustrec1522 gloss1538 brightshine1573 shine1601 sheen1604 polishing1611 polish1629 oriencya1651 glare1658 glossiness1680 nitency1768 varnish1841 burnishing1851 orience1858 shininess1872 patina1931 1519 W. Horman Vulgaria ix. f. 105 Pearlis wyll abyde no crafte: but anone theyr orientnes flytteth. 1547 R. Record Vrinal of Physick f. 68^v The orientnes, & the bewty of the colour. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Cumb. 215 Pearls..far short of the Indian in Orientness. 1661 O. Felltham Resolves (rev. ed.) 332 The orientnesse of that fame which their Fore-fathers left them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1519
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