8 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
East \East\, a. (Eccl.)
Designating, or situated in that part of a church which
contains the choir or chancel; as the east front of a
cathedral.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
East \East\, a.
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
East \East\, n. [OE. est, east, AS e['a]st; akin to D. oost,
oosten OHG. ?stan, G. ost, osten, Icel. austr, Sw ost, Dan.
["o]st, ["o]sten, Lith. auszra dawn, L. aurora (for ausosa),
Gr ?, ?, ?, Skr. ushas; cf Skr. ush to burn, L. urere.
????, ???. Cf {Aurora}, {Easter}, {Sterling}.]
1. 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 east began kindle. --E. Everett.
2. 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.
The gorgeous East, with richest hand, Showers on her
kings barbaric pearl and gold. --Milton.
3. (U. S. Hist. and Geog.) 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.
{East by north}, {East by south}, according to the notation
of the mariner's compass, that point which lies 111/4[deg]
to the north or south, respectively, of the point due
east.
{East-northeast}, {East-southeast}, that which lies
221/2[deg] to the north or south of east, or half way
between east and northeast or southeast, respectively. See
Illust. of {Compass}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
East \East\, adv
Eastward.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
East \East\, v. i.
To move toward the east; to veer from the north or south
toward the east; to orientate.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
east
adj : situated in or facing or moving toward the east [ant: {west}]
n 1: the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees [syn: {due
east}, {E}]
2: the countries of Asia [syn: {East}, {orient}]
3: the region of the United States lying north of the Ohio
River and east of the Mississippi River [syn: {East}]
adv : to toward, or in the east; "we travelled east for several
miles"
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
EAST
A {Eureka} project developing a {software engineering}
{platform}.
(1994-12-07)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
East
(1.) The orient (mizrah); the rising of the sun. Thus "the east
country" is the country lying to the east of Syria, the Elymais
(Zech. 8:7).
(2). Properly what is in front of one or a country that is
before or in front of another; the rendering of the word
_kedem_. In pointing out the quarters, a Hebrew always looked
with his face toward the east. The word _kedem_ is used when the
four quarters of the world are described (Gen. 13:14; 28:14);
and _mizrah_ when the east only is distinguished from the west
(Josh. 11:3; Ps 50:1; 103:12, etc.). In Gen. 25:6 eastward" is
literally "unto the land of kedem;" i.e., the lands lying east
of Palestine, namely, Arabia, Mesopotamia, etc
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