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Irish :: Irish (a.) Of or pertaining to Ireland or to its inhabitants; produced in Ireland.

Cornea :: Cornea (n.) The transparent part of the coat of the eyeball which covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior. See Eye.

Uvea :: Uvea (n.) The posterior pigmented layer of the iris; -- sometimes applied to the whole iris together with the choroid coat.

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

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

Irish :: Irish (n. sing. & pl.) The natives or inhabitants of Ireland, esp. the Celtic natives or their descendants..

Fleur-de-lis :: Fleur-de-lis (n.) A conventional flower suggested by the iris, and having a form which fits it for the terminal decoration of a scepter, the ornaments of a crown, etc. It is also a heraldic bearing, and is identified with the royal arms and adornments of France..

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..

Shamrock :: Shamrock (n.) A trifoliate plant used as a national emblem by the Irish. The legend is that St. Patrick once plucked a leaf of it for use in illustrating the doctrine of the trinity.

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

Irises :: Irises (pl. ) of Iri.

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

Iris :: Iris (n.) The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, and forming the colored portion of the eye. See Eye..

Voltairism :: Voltairism (n.) The theories or practice of Voltaire.

Iriscope :: Iriscope (n.) A philosophical toy for exhibiting the prismatic tints by means of thin films.

Poteen :: Poteen (n.) Whisky; especially, whisky illicitly distilled by the Irish peasantry..

Empiristic :: Empiristic (a.) Relating to, or resulting from, experience, or experiment; following from empirical methods or data; -- opposed to nativistic..

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

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

Nipper :: Nipper (n.) A satirist.

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