˜yÐÄvlog

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irid

1

[ ahy-rid ]

noun

  1. any plant belonging to the Iridaceae, the iris family.


irid-

2
  1. variant of irido- before a vowel:

    iridectomy.

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of irid1

1865–70; < New Latin, Latin Ä«°ù¾±»å-, stem of Ä«°ù¾±²õ iris
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Example Sentences

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I′ridal, Irid′ian, exhibiting the colours of the iris or rainbow: prismatic.—ns.

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They were wide open, now, and the light of a sunny mid-day streamed in upon her face through the window, yet the upper part of the irid was darkened by the heavy fringe that matched in line the well-defined brows.

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In the south of England the name is given to the Irid�a edūlis, also an edible red sea-weed.

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He felt, what possibly the primitive and pure of heart feel most keenly . . . the presence of the Great Unknown, He who is the fountain source of love, and whose hands on the sable parchment of the northern skies perchance write, in irid traceries of fire, mystic messages of hope which none, of all humanity, during all the centuries, has ever learned entirely to understand.

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Certain turns of phrase, peculiar to him of old, were peculiar to him still; and so was many a trick of eye and lip, many a smile, many a sudden ray levelled from the irid, under his well-charactered brow.

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