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Ixia :: Ixia (n.) A South African bulbous plant of the Iris family, remarkable for the brilliancy of its flowers..

Irian :: Irian (a.) Of or pertaining to the iris.

Irishmen :: Irishmen (pl. ) of Irishma.

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

Hiberno-celtic :: Hiberno-Celtic (n.) The native language of the Irish; that branch of the Celtic languages spoken by the natives of Ireland. Also adj.

Flower-de-luce :: Flower-de-luce (n.) A genus of perennial herbs (Iris) with swordlike leaves and large three-petaled flowers often of very gay colors, but probably white in the plant first chosen for the royal French emblem..

Rudd :: Rudd (n.) A fresh-water European fish of the Carp family (Leuciscus erythrophthalmus). It is about the size and shape of the roach, but it has the dorsal fin farther back, a stouter body, and red irises. Called also redeye, roud, finscale, and shallow. A blue variety is called azurine, or blue roach..

Hibernianism :: Hibernianism (n.) An idiom or mode of speech peculiar to the Irish.

Vampirism :: Vampirism (n.) Belief in the existence of vampires.

Quirister :: Quirister (n.) A chorister. See Chorister.

Bogtrotter :: Bogtrotter (n.) One who lives in a boggy country; -- applied in derision to the lowest class of Irish.

Fenian :: Fenian (n.) A member of a secret organization, consisting mainly of Irishment, having for its aim the overthrow of English rule in ireland..

Gladiate :: Gladiate (a.) Sword-shaped; resembling a sword in form, as the leaf of the iris, or of the gladiolus..

Girder :: Girder (n.) One who girds; a satirist.

Osiris :: Osiris (n.) One of the principal divinities of Egypt, the brother and husband of Isis. He was figured as a mummy wearing the royal cap of Upper Egypt, and was symbolized by the sacred bull, called Apis. Cf. Serapis..

Light-footed :: Light-footed (a.) Having a light, springy step; nimble in running or dancing; active; as, light-foot Iris..

Brehon :: Brehon (n.) An ancient Irish or Scotch judge.

Kafir :: Kafir (n.) One of a race inhabiting Kafiristan in Central Asia.

Sunburned :: Sunbow (n.) A rainbow; an iris.

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

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