1. Situated towards the east.
1548. Thomas, Ital. Gram., Orientale, easterlie.
1609. Douland, Ornith. Microl., 87. I would have the Easterly Franci to follow the best manner.
1655. Moufet & Bennet, Health’s Improv. (1746), 85. Easterly Towns … are more wholesome than the westerly.
1751. Percival, in Phil. Trans., XLVII. 218. Condate being placed in the road to Mediolanum shews it to be easterly of Chester.
1869. Dunkin, Midn. Sky, 43. The most easterly part of this constellation.
2. Coming from the east: chiefly of the wind, rarely of merchandise.
1559. Morwyng, Evomym., 399. Then kepe by it self an vnce of easterly saffron well beaten.
1626. Bacon, Sylva, § 662. 165. Cold and Easterly Winds, are thought to be great Enemies to Fruit.
1772. Dk. Richmond, in Burke’s Corr. (1844), I. 399. Goig to Uppark in the easterly wind, has made me quite ill.
1816. J. Smith, Panorama Sci. & Art, II. 43. The wind in the Atlantic … is almost always easterly.
B. adv. In an eastern position or direction. Of the wind: From the east, or a point nearly east.
1635. Brereton, Trav. (1844), 77. During this time the wind stood most easterly.
1691. Lond. Gaz., 2640/3. It blew hard Easterly.
1691. Ray, Creation, II. (1701), 195. To them that live more easterly.
1820. Scott, Monast., I. 122. To get into the little valley of Glendearg he had to proceed easterly.
