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Wake :: Wake (n.) The sitting up of persons with a dead body, often attended with a degree of festivity, chiefly among the Irish..

Flag :: Flag (n.) An aquatic plant, with long, ensiform leaves, belonging to either of the genera Iris and Acorus..

Swordsmen :: Sword-shaped (a.) Shaped like a sword; ensiform, as the long, flat leaves of the Iris, cattail, and the like..

Irishman :: Irishman (n.) A man born in Ireland or of the Irish race; an Hibernian.

Iris :: Iris (n.) An appearance resembling the rainbow; a prismatic play of colors.

Goemin :: Goemin (n.) A complex mixture of several substances extracted from Irish moss.

Irish :: Irish (n. sing. & pl.) An old game resembling backgammon.

Satirist :: Satirist (n.) One who satirizes; especially, one who writes satire..

Milesian :: Milesian (a.) Descended from King Milesius of Spain, whose two sons are said to have conquered Ireland about 1300 b. c.; or pertaining to the descendants of King Milesius; hence, Irish..

Nipper :: Nipper (n.) A satirist.

Brogue :: Brogue (v. t.) A dialectic pronunciation; esp. the Irish manner of pronouncing English.

Orris :: Orris (n.) A plant of the genus Iris (I. Florentina); a kind of flower-de-luce. Its rootstock has an odor resembling that of violets.

Bandle :: Bandle (n.) An Irish measure of two feet in length.

Irishry :: Irishry (n.) The Celtic people of Ireland.

Whall :: Whall (n.) A light color of the iris in horses; wall-eye.

Carrigeen :: Carrigeen (n.) A small, purplish, branching, cartilaginous seaweed (Chondrus crispus), which, when bleached, is the Irish moss of commerce..

Nonpareil :: Nonpareil (a.) A beautifully colored finch (Passerina ciris), native of the Southern United States. The male has the head and neck deep blue, rump and under parts bright red, back and wings golden green, and the tail bluish purple. Called also painted finch..

Disestablishment :: Disestablishment (n.) The act or process of unsettling or breaking up that which has been established; specifically, the withdrawal of the support of the state from an established church; as, the disestablishment and disendowment of the Irish Church by Act of Parliament..

Iridal :: Iridal (a.) Of or pertaining to the iris or rainbow; prismatic; as, the iridal colors..

Paddy :: Paddy (n.) A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman.

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