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Wind that originates in the east and blows west
An east wind is a wind that originates in the east and blows in a westward direction. This wind is referenced as symbolism in culture, mythology, poetry
East_wind
1930 novel by Pearl S. Buck
East Wind: West Wind is a novel by Pearl S. Buck published in 1930, her first. It focuses on a Chinese woman, Kwei-lan, and the changes that she and her
East_Wind:_West_Wind
Topics referred to by the same term
An east wind is a wind that originates in the east and blows west. East wind or Eastwind may also refer to: Eastwind (music festival) EastWind, a 1992
East_wind_(disambiguation)
Intentional community
East Wind Community is an intentional community located in the Missouri Ozarks. Founded in 1974, it is a secular and democratic community in which members
East_Wind_Community
Meteorological phenomenon
Consequently, a wind blowing from the north has a wind direction referred to as 0° (360°); a wind blowing from the east has a wind direction referred
Wind_direction
East wind god in Greek mythology
(Ancient Greek: Εὖρος, romanized: Euros, lit. 'east wind') is the god and personification of the east wind, although sometimes he is also said to be southeast
Eurus
Maoist slogan
The East wind prevails over the West wind (Chinese: 东风压倒西风; pinyin: dōngfēng yādǎo xīfēng), alternatively translated as the east wind overwhelms the west
The East wind prevails over the West wind
The_East_wind_prevails_over_the_West_wind
Natural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface
Airflow Climatology Wind advisory Wind engineering List of local winds North wind South wind West wind East wind "Anemology". Merriam-Webster. Accessed
Wind
Cold northwesterly wind experienced in southern France
northeast of the plain of Languedoc and Provence to the east of Toulon, where it is felt as a strong west wind. It has a major influence all along the Mediterranean
Mistral_(wind)
1966 film
With the East Wind (Spanish: Con el viento solano) is a 1966 Spanish drama film directed by Mario Camus. It was entered into the 1966 Cannes Film Festival
With_the_East_Wind
1970 French film
Wind from the East (French: Le Vent d'est) is a 1970 film by the Dziga Vertov Group, a radical filmmaking cooperative that, at its core, included Jean-Luc
Wind_from_the_East
Japanese record label
East Wind was a Japanese jazz record label that was established in Tokyo in 1974. A second record label named East Wind was established in Hartford, Connecticut
East_Wind_Records
1992 studio album by Andy Irvine & Davy Spillane
EastWind is an album by Andy Irvine and Davy Spillane, showcasing a fusion of Irish folk music with traditional Bulgarian and Macedonian music. Produced
EastWind
spirit associated with rain. Amun, god of creation and the wind. Henkhisesui, god of the east wind. In art, Henkhisesui appears as a winged man with a ram
List_of_wind_deities
Wind farm in Scotland
Moray East Wind Farm is an offshore wind farm located in the outer Moray Firth off the coast of Scotland. It is located adjacent to the Moray West Wind Farm
Moray_East_Wind_Farm
Chinese strategic ballistic missile series
The Dongfeng (Chinese: 东风; lit. 'East Wind') series, typically abbreviated as "DF missiles", are a family of short, medium, intermediate-range and intercontinental
Dongfeng_(missile)
Directional divisions marked on a compass
east" means "one quarter of the gap from NE towards E". In summary, the 32-wind compass rose comes from the eight principal winds, eight half-winds,
Points_of_the_compass
Mesopotamian demon
North wind is the wind of satisfaction, the South wind overthrows the men it hits, the East wind is the wind that brings rain, and the West wind is mightier
The_Four_Winds_(Mesopotamian)
MRBM/IRBM
CSS-5 - Dong-Feng (simplified Chinese: 东风; traditional Chinese: 東風; lit. 'East Wind') is a two-stage, solid-fuel, single-warhead medium-range ballistic missile
DF-21
Chinese ICBM
Feng 31 (simplified Chinese: 东风-31; traditional Chinese: 東風-31; lit. 'East Wind-31'; NATO reporting name CSS-10) is a third-generation, long-range, road-mobile
DF-31
Part of the biblical narrative of the Exodus
In the first layer (the oldest), God blows the sea back with a strong east wind, allowing the Israelites to cross on dry land; in the second, Moses stretches
Parting_of_the_Red_Sea
Wind From the East is a 2000 role-playing game supplement published by White Wolf Publishing for Vampire: The Dark Ages. Wind From the East is a supplement
Wind_From_the_East
Former passenger train in the United States
The East Wind was a summer passenger train between Washington, D.C., and resorts along the southern Maine coast. Travel time was about 11.5 hours over
East_Wind_(train)
Mass movements of air heading east
A west wind is a wind that originates in the west and blows in an eastward direction. In European tradition, it has usually been considered the mildest
West_wind
1934 painting by Edward Hopper
East Wind Over Weehawken is a 1934 oil painting on canvas by American realist painter Edward Hopper. It was held in the collection of the Pennsylvania
East_Wind_Over_Weehawken
Group of Greek gods
wind, but according to others the east wind. On the Tower of the Winds in Athens, Eurus occupies the southeast side, while Apeliotes is in the east.
Anemoi
Norwegian fairy tale
horse to ride to the East Wind for advice, and gives her the golden spinning wheel with which she had been working. The East Wind has never been to the
East of the Sun and West of the Moon
East_of_the_Sun_and_West_of_the_Moon
American novelist
number 9 of the top 20 sailing books of all time. His novel, Rarotonga, (East Wind Press, 2019), explores the attempt of a controversial millionaire to flee
Christian_Williams
Feature of the southeast French region
Levant, a very humid east wind, which brings moisture from the eastern Mediterranean. the Tramontane, a strong, cold and dry north wind, similar to the Mistral
Winds_of_Provence
the wind must be blowing from the southeast towards Cao Cao's position or else it would be his own fleet that catches fire. When he sees the wind blowing
List of fictitious stories in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
List_of_fictitious_stories_in_Romance_of_the_Three_Kingdoms
Irish folk musician (born 1942)
July 2013 Review of East Wind By Richard Foss (Allmusic). Retrieved 24 April 2012 Reviews: Andy Irvine & Davy Spillane – East Wind, by Ian Anderson in
Andy_Irvine_(musician)
Ancient clocktower in Athens, Greece
The Tower of the Winds, known as the Ωρολόγιο του Κυρρήστου in Greek, and by other names, is an octagonal Pentelic marble tower in the Roman Agora in
Tower_of_the_Winds
Series of children's books by P. L. Travers
centre on the magical English nanny Mary Poppins, who is blown by the east wind to Number 17 Cherry Tree Lane, London, and into the Banks household to
Mary_Poppins_(book_series)
east wind which, alongside the north wind (šimāl), south wind (janūb), and west wind (dabūr), constitutes one of the four cardinal winds of the wind rose
Saba_(wind)
Chinese version of the Soviet MiG-17
J-5 was exported as the F-5 and was originally designated Dongfeng-101 (East Wind-101) and also Type 56 before being designated J-5 in 1964. The MiG-17
Shenyang_J-5
wind from pure materials, but the South Wind accuses him of wanting to do this out of personal revenge on the North Wind. Both she and the East Wind remind
List_of_Fables_characters
American jazz drummer (1936–2001)
Thoughts (East Wind, 1975) To Duke with Love (East Wind, 1975) The Summer Knows (East Wind, 1976) Art Farmer Quintet at Boomers (East Wind, 1976) Smokin'
Billy_Higgins
Wind farm in the North Sea
Moray West Wind Farm is an 882 MW offshore wind farm located in the outer Moray Firth off the coast of north-east Scotland. It is located adjacent to the
Moray_West_Wind_Farm
Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
The Flakpanzer IV "Ostwind" (East Wind in English) was a German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun based on the Panzer IV tank. It was developed in 1944
Ostwind
MRBM with HGV
Chinese: 东风-17; traditional Chinese: 東風-17; pinyin: dōngfēng-17; lit. 'East Wind-17'; NATO reporting name: CH-SS-22) is a Chinese solid-fuelled road-mobile
DF-17
Wind coming from the north
"Winter Song" and is accompanied by a traditional tune. West wind East wind South wind Definition from the Cambridge dictionary Brewer's Concise Dictionary
North_wind
Electricity from wind in one U.S. state
Wind power in North Carolina is found along the coastal areas in the east and mountain regions in the western part of the state. The state has significant
Wind_power_in_North_Carolina
American jazz double bassist, cellist, and composer (1924–1981)
Thoughts (East Wind, 1975) To Duke with Love (East Wind, 1975) The Summer Knows (East Wind, 1976) Art Farmer Quintet at Boomers (East Wind, 1976) With
Sam_Jones_(musician)
American writer and anthropologist (born 1950)
Murasaki Shikibu, titled The Tale of Murasaki. In 2007 she wrote a memoir, East Wind Melts the Ice, which was followed two years later by a second work of
Liza_Dalby
Chinese intercontinental ballistic missile
or DF-41 (simplified Chinese: 东风-41; traditional Chinese: 東風-41; lit. 'East Wind-41'; NATO reporting name: CH-SS-20; previously reported as CSS-10) is
DF-41
American guitarist and record producer (1953–2018)
(Blue Note, 1976) Masabumi Kikuchi's Kochi – Wishes (East Wind, 1976) Shunzo Ohno – Bubbles (East Wind, 1976) Reggie Lucas Obituary legacy.com accessdate
Reggie_Lucas
from L.A. (East Wind, 1977) as The Great Jazz Trio Milestones (East Wind, 1978) as The Great Jazz Trio New Wine in Old Bottles (East Wind, 1978) with Jackie
Ron_Carter_discography
Names given to winds local to specific regions
This is a list of names given to winds local to specific regions. Berg wind, a seasonal katabatic wind blowing down the Great Escarpment from the high
List_of_local_winds
Wind that originates in the south and blows north
with the south wind. East wind North wind West wind Southerly Sirocco Skilling, Tom (18 April 2016). "Ask Tom: Could you explain wind direction terms
South_wind
Perceived difference between the Eastern and Western worlds
between two worlds. The West Wind cannot prevail over the East Wind; the East Wind is bound to prevail over the West Wind." To Western writers, in the
East–West_dichotomy
West wind god in Greek mythology
(the south wind) they were seen as the three useful and favourable winds (the east wind, Eurus, seen as bad omen). They are the three wind gods mentioned
Zephyrus
Comics character
Kaidan (1996) Manga Shi 2000 #1-3 (1997) Shi: Nightstalkers (1997) Shi: East Wind Rain (1997) Shi: Rekishi #1-2 (1997) Shi: Heaven & Earth (a.k.a. Tora
Shi_(character)
Building in London
North Wind, Alfred Gerrard North Wind, Eric Gill East Wind, Eric Gill East Wind, Allan G. Wyon South Wind, Eric Gill South Wind, Eric Aumonier West Wind, Samuel
55_Broadway
Greek god of the north wind
Borrhâs) is the Greek god of the cold north wind, storms, and winter. Although he was normally taken as the north wind, the Roman writers Aulus Gellius and Pliny
Boreas
Graphic tool used by meteorologists
A wind rose is a diagram used by meteorologists to give a succinct view of how wind speed and direction are typically distributed at a particular location
Wind_rose
Italian and French actress (1932–2023)
Man (1973) Antoine and Sebastian (1974) Hawaii Five-O (TV, 1977) "East Wind, Ill Wind" – Madame Sandanarik The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (TV movie, 1977)
Marisa_Pavan
Equatorial east-to-west prevailing winds
The trade winds, or easterlies, are east-to-west prevailing winds that flow in Earth's equatorial region. The trade winds blow mainly from the northeast
Trade_winds
1983 studio album by Minutemen
who added improvised guitar leads to "Beacon Sighted Through Fog" and "East Wind/Faith". Drummer George Hurley introduces his first non-drum percussion
What_Makes_a_Man_Start_Fires?
Military intelligence incident
repeated twice, would be "East wind rain" ("Higashi no kaze ame"), "West wind clear" ("Nishi no kaze hare") or "North wind cloudy" ("Kitano kaze kumori")
Winds_Code
(fixed-bottom) and 2,773 GW (floating) offshore wind power. Offshore wind projects are currently being developed along the East Coast, in the Great Lakes, and on the
Offshore wind power in the United States
Offshore_wind_power_in_the_United_States
of the west wind, O-yan-do-ne, Moose of the east wind and Ne-o-gah, Fawn of the south wind. Some versions of the myths describe the winds as the guardians
Gaoh
1939 film by Victor Fleming
Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American epic historical romance film adapted from the 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell. It was produced by David O. Selznick
Gone_with_the_Wind_(film)
Land-attack cruise missile
military designation DF-100 (Chinese: 东风-100; pinyin: Dōngfēng 100; lit. 'East Wind 100'), NATO reporting name: CH-SSC-13 Splinter, is a Chinese land-attack
DF-100
1820 ode by Percy Bysshe Shelley
"Ode to the West Wind" is an ode written by Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1819, in Cascine wood, near Florence, Italy. It was originally published in 1820 by
Ode_to_the_West_Wind
upcoming wind power markets rose from 8% to 10% across the Middle East, Latin America, South East Asia, and Africa. Number of countries with wind capacities
Wind_power_by_country
1993 French film
Vent d'est ([vɑ̃ dɛst]; transl. East Wind) is a Franco-Swiss historical drama film directed by Robert Enrico, on a script co-written with Frédéric H.
Vent_d'est
Name list
surname. In Turkish, it refers to the north-east wind. The name is derived from 'Boreas', the god of the north wind in Greek mythology. Poyraz Efe Yıldırım
Poyraz_(name)
Group of wind farms off the coast of England
Dogger Bank Wind Farm is a group of offshore wind farms under construction 130 to 200 kilometres (81 to 124 mi) off the east coast of Yorkshire, England
Dogger_Bank_Wind_Farm
especially in the southern parts of Greece. Eurus (Eurus in Latin) was the East Wind & bringer of warmth & rain H. Nettleship ed., A Dictionary of Classical
Deities and personifications of seasons
Deities_and_personifications_of_seasons
Term in Chinese political rhetoric
Century Great changes unseen in a century Occidentalism The East wind prevails over the West wind ""新、进、实"—新发展阶段的关键词浅析 -湖北省卫生健康委员会" ["New, Progressive, Practical"
The East is rising and the West is declining
The_East_is_rising_and_the_West_is_declining
Topics referred to by the same term
Aquilon is a name derived from Aquilo, the Latin term for the north-east wind. Aquilon may also refer to: HMS Aquilon, several ships Spanish ship Aquilon
Aquilon
Japanese jazz trumpet player
Que Nada (RCA, 1975) Live in Concert (East Wind, 1975) Speak to Loneliness (East Wind, 1975) Hogiuta (East Wind, 1976) Now Hear This (Enja, 1977) May
Terumasa_Hino
Taiwanese-American drag performer
professionally as Nymphia Wind (Chinese: 妮妃雅‧瘋), is a Taiwanese-American drag performer and dressmaker. In 2024, Nymphia Wind was crowned the winner of
Nymphia_Wind
American fashion designer (born 1957)
Chinese culture, design, modern fashion, and east–west fusion. The theme of her first collection was EAST WIND CODE. She authored China Chic, a book in which
Vivienne_Tam
The East Winds Symphonic Band (EWSB) is a community concert band based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1981, the band's membership includes more
East_Winds_Symphonic_Band
American musical group
Earth, Wind & Fire (abbreviated as EW&F or EWF) is an American band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1969. Their music spans multiple genres, including
Earth,_Wind_&_Fire
Topics referred to by the same term
Dongfeng is the romanization of several Chinese names of which most notably "East Wind" (simplified Chinese: 东风; traditional Chinese: 東風). Dongfeng may refer
Dongfeng
Electrical power generation from wind
Wind power is the use of wind energy to generate useful work. Historically, wind power was used by sails, windmills and windpumps, but today it is mostly
Wind_power
Historical wind directions
directions with winds is implied at several places in the Old Testament. "Four winds" are referred to in the Bible in several places. Kedem (East) is used frequently
Classical_compass_winds
American writer
for the Book of the Month Club. Her second, the 2006 historical novel East Wind, Rain is based on the Niihau incident, a historical event in which a Japanese
Caroline_Paul
Music genre
of Taiwanese singer Jay Chou's early works including "Wife" (娘子) and "East Wind Breaks" (東風破), it emerged in the popular music scene in the early 2000s
Zhongguo_feng_(music)
Difference in wind speed or direction over a short distance
Wind shear (/ʃɪər/; also written windshear), sometimes referred to as wind gradient, is a difference in wind speed and/or direction over a relatively short
Wind_shear
Wind farm off the Sussex coast
and Seaford in the east. The wind farm lies in a zone that is an irregular elongated area, approximately 28 km (17 miles) in an east to west direction
Rampion_Wind_Farm
Topics referred to by the same term
'Moray East may refer to: Moray East Wind Farm, an offshore wind farm in the Moray Firth, Scotland Aberdeenshire North and Moray East (UK Parliament constituency)
Moray_East
South wind god in Greek mythology
god of the south wind and one of the Anemoi (wind-gods), sons of the dawn goddess Eos and the star-god Astraeus. A desiccating wind of heat, Notus was
Notus
UK nonprofit organization
(2012). East Wind: China and the British Left, 1925-1976, Oxford University Press. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-19-957033-1. Buchanan, Tom (2012). East Wind: China
Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding
Society_for_Anglo-Chinese_Understanding
Machine that makes use of wind energy
A windmill is a machine operated by the force of wind acting on vanes or sails to mill grain (gristmills). Windmills were used throughout the high medieval
Windmill
Desert in Afghanistan
consists of partly stabilized ancient transverse dunes, reflecting a west-to-east wind and nearly unlimited sand supply. The desert is very sparsely populated
Registan_Desert
Local name for a dry, hot wind in Egypt and the Levant
visibility, and strong winds during the night. In the Book of Exodus of the Hebrew Bible, the ruah kadim (רוח קדים) or "east wind" is the cause of the
Khamsin
Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle
are the one fixed point in a changing age. There's an east wind coming all the same, such a wind as never blew on England yet. It will be cold and bitter
His_Last_Bow_(short_story)
Warm, dry wind in North America
the same name is used for föhn winds, generally, where the Canadian Prairies and Great Plains lie immediately east of various interior mountain ranges
Chinook_wind
American jazz band
Aranjuez) (Concord Jazz) 1976: Pavane pour une Infante Defunte (East Wind) 1977: Going Home (East Wind) 1978: Just Friends (Concord Jazz) 1978: Watch What Happens
The_L.A._Four_(band)
Ship class
during the Italian Armistice while being repaired in Genoa. Grecale (North-East wind) Built by CNR Ancona, completed 15 November 1934. She survived the war
Maestrale-class_destroyer
Puerto Rican bassist (born 1944)
Great Jazz Trio Moreover (East Wind, 1980) The Session / Sleepy Meets The Great Jazz Trio (Next Wave, 1980) Chapter II (East Wind, 1981) Re-Visited - The
Eddie_Gómez
specifically to the very strong wind in the bas-Languedoc. The opposite to this wind type is the Marin, a south east wind which occurs across the Iberian
Cers_(wind)
Offshore Wind farm in the North sea
The East Anglia Array is a series of proposed and constructed offshore wind farms located around 30 miles off the east coast of East Anglia, in the North
East_Anglia_Array
Topics referred to by the same term
a north-easterly wind which blows on the coast of South America or an east wind which blows on Puerto Rico during the trade wind season Brisa, the north-easterly
Brisa
gods of the winds or breezes. Mictlampachecatl, god of the north wind. Cihuatecayotl, god of the west wind. Tlalocayotl, god of the east wind. Huitztlampaehecatl
List of Aztec gods and supernatural beings
List_of_Aztec_gods_and_supernatural_beings
Topics referred to by the same term
A west wind is a wind that originates in the west and blows east. West Wind may also refer to: Project West Wind, a wind farm west of Wellington, New
West_wind_(disambiguation)
Imperial Japanese Army officer (1919–1945)
2012. Retrieved Oct 14, 2013. Straggler (November 7, 2013). "Riding The East Wind". Aviation of Japan 日本の航空史. Archived from the original on September 27
Ryō_Kurusu
EAST WIND
EAST WIND
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived in the eastern part of a town or settlement, or outside it to the east, or a regional name for someone who had migrated from the east of a place. As an American family name, this surname has absorbed various other European names with similar meaning.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : unexplained.
Female
Egyptian
, Child of Bast.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Midlands)
English (East Midlands) : possibly a variant of Rawdon.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Midlands)
English (East Midlands) : unexplained; possibly a variant of Marrin.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : variant of Newsome.English (East Anglia) : patronymic from New 1.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun
Gul - Flowers; Mast - Excitement
Biblical
which is before or in front of a person
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : patronymic from Blower 1.
Surname or Lastname
English (east midlands)
English (east midlands) : habitational name from Fritchley in Derbyshire.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : variant of Jobe.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : metonymic occupational name for a cobbler, or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a maker of cobblers’ lasts (see Laster).German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a porter, from Middle High German last; German Last or Yiddish last ‘burden’, ‘load’.Dutch : metonymic occupational name as in 2, from Middle Dutch last ‘load’, ‘burden’; or a nickname for an awkward character, from Dutch last ‘trouble’, ‘nuisance’.French : habitational name from a place so named in Puy-de-Dôme.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : derivative of Goff.English (East Anglia) : variant of Coward.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Yorkshire)
English (East Yorkshire) : perhaps from a pet form Ace.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Midlands)
English (East Midlands) : variant of Bayes.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : probably a habitational name from Haste near Wunstorf or Osnabrück.Dutch : nickname from Middle Dutch haest ‘hasty’.Swedish : soldier’s name, from hast ‘haste’, ‘hurry’.English (Lancashire and Yorkshire) : reduced form of Hayhurst.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : derivative of the Scandinavian personal name Harald (see Harold).English (East Anglia) : variant of Harwood.English (East Anglia) : variant of Herrod 1.
EAST WIND
EAST WIND
Boy/Male
Muslim
A flower name
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Noble Leader
Girl/Female
German, Scandinavian, Spanish
Peaceful Ruler; Ruler Forever; Rich
Boy/Male
Indian
Cheerful; Happy
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Horse lord.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, French
Darling; Form of Cheryl
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, English
Child of Mighty Warrior; Child of Maud; Matthew's Child
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Better; Best; More Generous
Girl/Female
Hindu
Is one of the names of Goddess Durga
Girl/Female
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil
Expression; Shining; Brilliant; Luminous
EAST WIND
EAST WIND
EAST WIND
EAST WIND
EAST WIND
n.
The last night; the night last past.
n.
A native of, or a dweller in, the East Indies.
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.
a.
Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; the least space.
v. i.
To move toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east; to orientate.
n.
The week last past; last week.
v. t.
Causing ease; giving freedom from care or labor; furnishing comfort; commodious; as, easy circumstances; an easy chair or cushion.
n. & adv.
East.
imp. & p. p.
of Cast
a.
Relating to the Eastern Islands; East Indian.
n.
The year last past; last year.
v. t.
To eat or prey upon, as a moth eats a garment.
adv.
See Erst.
n.
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.
a.
Last; least.
v. t.
To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last; as, to last a boot.
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.
a.
In a fast or rapid manner; quickly; swiftly; extravagantly; wildly; as, to run fast; to live fast.
v. t.
Not causing, or attended with, pain or disquiet, or much exertion; affording ease or rest; as, an easy carriage; a ship having an easy motion; easy movements, as in dancing.