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Traditional English :: iritis
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irits.html - n.
inflammation of the iris. |
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English Idioms :: Irish
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irits.html - See: GET ONE'S DANDER UP or GET ONE'S IRISH UP. |
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Traditional English :: iridaceous
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irits.html - adj. Bot. of or relating to the family Iridaceae of plants growing from bulbs, corms, or rhizomes, e.g. iris, crocus, and gladiolus. [mod.L iridaceus (as IRIS)] |
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Traditional English :: iridescent
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irits.html - adj. 1 showing rainbow-like luminous or gleaming colours. 2 changing colour with position. iridescence n. iridescently adv. [L IRIS + -ESCENT] |
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Traditional English :: iridium
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irits.html - n. Chem. a hard white metallic element of the transition series used esp. in alloys. Symb.: Ir. [mod.L f. L IRIS + -IUM] |
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Traditional English :: iris
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irits.html - n. 1 the flat circular coloured membrane behind the cornea of the eye, with a circular opening (pupil) in the centre. 2 any herbaceous plant of the genus Iris, usu. with tuberous roots, sword-shaped leaves, and showy flowers. 3 (in full iris diaphragm) an adjustable diaphragm of thin overlapping plates for regulating the size of a central hole esp. for the admission of light to a lens. [ME f. L iris iridis f. Gk iris iridos rainbow, iris] |
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