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nounorientness (uncountable)
- obsoleteuncountablebrightness; splendour.
But , waving these advantages , such of that mystery which trade with country - people herein , gain much by buying their pearls , though far short of the Indian in Orientness
a. 1662 (date written), Thomas Fuller, The History of the Worthies of England, London: […] J[ohn] G[rismond,] W[illiam] L[eybourne] and W[illiam] G[odbid], published 1662, →OCLCSynonyms: oriency
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nounbrightness; splendour.
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orientness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orientness
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“orientness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orientness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orientness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orientness.
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