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oriency

oriency noun: brightness or strength of colour.

Noun

oriency (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Brightness or strength of colour.
    • So our Lord Chrift having ſet down ſeveral qualifications of a Chriſtin […] ſets the magnificent crown of reward upon them, that by this oriency, he might the more ſet forth their unparallel'd beauty, and entice holy love.1671, Thomas Watson, The Beatitudes, page 41
    • one worthy man whoſe Juſtice has the oriency of a Carbuncle1663, Edward Waterhouse, Fortescutus Illustratus

Origin of oriency

From orient + -cy.

Questions about oriency

What does oriency mean?
Oriency means brightness or strength of colour.
What part of speech is oriency?
Oriency is a noun.

Words near oriency in the dictionary

  1. oriel
  2. orielled
  3. oriels
  4. Orielton
  5. orienate
  6. oriency
  7. orient
  8. Orient Point
  9. orientabilities
  10. orientability
  11. orientable

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