Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Occidental

Occidental , adjective

[Latin occidentalis; compare French occidental.]

1.
Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the Occident, or west; western; -- opposed to oriental; as, occidental climates, or customs; an occidental planet.
2.
Possessing inferior hardness, brilliancy, or beauty; -- used of inferior precious stones and gems, because those found in the Orient are generally superior.