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

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

Irises :: Irises (pl. ) of Iri.

Ogham :: Ogham (n.) A particular kind of writing practiced by the ancient Irish, and found in inscriptions on stones, metals, etc..

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

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

Swaddling :: Swaddler (n.) A term of contempt for an Irish Methodist.

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

Pupil :: Pupil (n.) The aperture in the iris; the sight, apple, or black of the eye. See the Note under Eye, and Iris..

Iridectomy :: Iridectomy (n.) The act or process of cutting out a portion of the iris in order to form an artificial pupil.

Iris :: Iris (n.) A genus of plants having showy flowers and bulbous or tuberous roots, of which the flower-de-luce (fleur-de-lis), orris, and other species of flag are examples. See Illust. of Flower-de-luce..

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

Water Flag :: Water flag () A European species of Iris (Iris Pseudacorus) having bright yellow flowers.

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

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..

Isis :: Isis (n.) The principal goddess worshiped by the Egyptians. She was regarded as the mother of Horus, and the sister and wife of Osiris. The Egyptians adored her as the goddess of fecundity, and as the great benefactress of their country, who instructed their ancestors in the art of agriculture..

Equitant :: Equitant (a.) Overlapping each other; -- said of leaves whose bases are folded so as to overlap and bestride the leaves within or above them, as in the iris..

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

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

Gadhelic :: Gadhelic (a.) Of or pertaining to that division of the Celtic languages, which includes the Irish, Gaelic, and Manx..

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