† orientnessn.
Obsolete.
Brilliancy or lustrousness in a precious stone, esp. a pearl. Also figurative.
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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. 68v 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).
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