See Also: orientalize(dictionary)
text(dictionary)
text blindness(medicine)
Text Image(law)
Full Text(law)
Compression Of Text(law)
Text Structure(law)
text 2, verb(dictionary)
text 1, noun(dictionary)
text message 1, noun(dictionary)

text 1, noun (oh) and orientalize (iou)


text 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: texte, from Latin textus 'woven material', from texere 'to weave']
[U] any written material
::One disk can store the equivalent of 500 pages of text.
[U] the Writing that forms the main part of a book, magazine etc, rather than the pictures or notes
::There should not be too much text in children's books.
[C] a book or Other piece of Writing that is connected with learning or intended for study
::Some of the original text has survived.
:: Literary texts , like all Other works of Art, have a historical context.
::'Hamlet' is a set text (=one that must be studied for an examination) this year. BrE
[C] AmE a textbook
::a chemistry text
the text of sth
the exact words of a speech, article etc
::Only 'The Times' printed the full text of the President's speech.
[C] a short piece from the Bible that someone reads and talks about during a religious service

orientalize (iou)



orientalize verb. Also orientalise. E19.
[from ORIENTAL adjective + -IZE.]
verb trans. Make oriental; give an oriental character to. E19.
verb intrans. Become oriental in character; act or speak like an Oriental. E19.
orientali'zation noun L19.
orientalizing ppl adjective that orientalizes; esp. (of artistic or literary style, etc.) displaying oriental influence: M19.