† orientaliann.
Obsolete. rare.
An expert in or student of Oriental languages, culture, etc.; = orientalist n. 3.
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orientalian1691
orientalist1723
1691 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses II. 432 Mr. Sam. Clark an eminent Orientalian.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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n.1691- to set into motion
- to set land
- to set light
- to set light by
- to set light of
- to set light of, before
- to set light, at light
- to set lightly, coldly
- to set lite, a great deal, less, least, more, most by
- to set lite, mickle, less, least, more, most by
- to set lite, much , less, least, more, most by
- to set little , a great deal, less, least, more, most by
- to set little , mickle, less, least, more, most by
- to set little , much , less, least, more, most by
- to set little by
- to set little etc by
- to set little nought by
- to set little price of
- to set little price upon
- to set little, more, nought, not, of
- to set little, nought to
- to set lowe to
- to set lunt to
- to set measures to
- to set mind at rest