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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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