| East (east) |
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| n. | (***emacr]st) |
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| East |
[OE. est,
east, AS. eást; akin to D. oost,
oosten, OHG.  stan, G. ost, osten,
Icel. austr, Sw. ost, Dan. öst,
östen, Lit |
The point in the heavens
where the sun is seen to rise at the equinox, or the corresponding
point on the earth; that one of the four cardinal points of the
compass which is in a direction at right angles to that of north and
south, and which is toward the right hand of one who faces the north;
the point directly opposite to the west.
The eastern parts of the earth; the
regions or countries which lie east of Europe; the orient. In this
indefinite sense, the word is applied to Asia Minor, Syria, Chaldea,
Persia, India, China, etc.; as, the riches of the East; the
diamonds and pearls of the East; the kings of the
East.
Formerly,
the part of the United States east of the Alleghany Mountains, esp.
the Eastern, or New England, States; now, commonly, the whole region
east of the Mississippi River, esp. that which is north of Maryland
and the Ohio River; -- usually with the definite article; as, the
commerce of the East is not independent of the agriculture of
the West.
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Toward the rising
sun; or toward the point where the sun rises when in the equinoctial;
as, the east gate; the east border; the east
side; the east wind is a wind that blows from the
east.
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To move toward the
east; to veer from the north or south toward the east; to
orientate.
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Designating, or situated in, that part of a church which contains
the choir or chancel; as, the east front of a
cathedral.
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