Definition of east

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East (n.) 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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Jugulum :: "Jugulum (n.) The lower throat, or that part of the neck just above the breast..
Linsang :: Linsang (n.) Any viverrine mammal of the genus Prionodon, inhabiting the East Indies and Southern Asia. The common East Indian linsang (P. gracilis) is white, crossed by broad, black bands. The Guinea linsang (Porana Richardsonii) is brown with black spots..
Cerebral :: Cerebral (n.) One of a class of lingual consonants in the East Indian languages. See Lingual, n..
Portentous :: Portentous (a.) Hence: Monstrous; prodigious; wonderful; dreadful; as, a beast of portentous size..
Haslet :: Haslet (n.) The edible viscera, as the heart, liver, etc., of a beast, esp. of a hog..
Banquet :: Banquet (n.) A feast; a sumptuous entertainment of eating and drinking; often, a complimentary or ceremonious feast, followed by speeches..
Departure :: Departure (n.) The distance due east or west which a person or ship passes over in going along an oblique line.
Cajuput :: Cajuput (n.) A highly stimulating volatile inflammable oil, distilled from the leaves of an East Indian tree (Melaleuca cajuputi, etc.) It is greenish in color and has a camphoraceous odor and pungent taste..
Calendar :: Calendar (n.) A tabular statement of the dates of feasts, offices, saints' days, etc., esp. of those which are liable to change yearly according to the varying date of Easter..
Concave :: Concave (n.) A curved sheath or breasting for a revolving cylinder or roll.
Dhow :: Dhow (n.) A coasting vessel of Arabia, East Africa, and the Indian Ocean. It has generally but one mast and a lateen sail..
Southeastward :: Southeastward (adv.) Alt. of Southeastwardl.
Sally Lunn :: Sally Lunn () A tea cake slighty sweetened, and raised with yeast, baked in the form of biscuits or in a thin loaf, and eaten hot with butter..
North :: North (v. i.) To turn or move toward the north; to veer from the east or west toward the north.
Bazar :: Bazar (n.) In the East, an exchange, marketplace, or assemblage of shops where goods are exposed for sale..
Unity :: Unity (n.) In dramatic composition, one of the principles by which a uniform tenor of story and propriety of representation are preserved; conformity in a composition to these; in oratory, discourse, etc., the due subordination and reference of every part to the development of the leading idea or the eastablishment of the main proposition..
Socotrine :: Socotrine (a.) Of or pertaining to Socotra, an island in the Indian Ocean, on the east coast of Africa..
East-insular :: East-insular (a.) Relating to the Eastern Islands; East Indian.
Synodal :: Synodal (n.) A tribute in money formerly paid to the bishop or archdeacon, at the time of his Easter visitation, by every parish priest, now made to the ecclesiastical commissioners; a procuration..
Abelmosk :: Abelmosk (n.) An evergreen shrub (Hibiscus -- formerly Abelmoschus -- moschatus), of the East and West Indies and Northern Africa, whose musky seeds are used in perfumery and to flavor coffee; -- sometimes called musk mallow..
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