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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..

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.

Teague :: Teague (n.) An Irishman; -- a term used in contempt.

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

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

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

O :: O' () A prefix to Irish family names, which signifies grandson or descendant of, and is a character of dignity; as, O'Neil, O'Carrol..

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

Gairishly :: Gairishly (n.) Alt. of Gairish/nes.

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

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

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

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

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

Acre :: Acre (n.) A piece of land, containing 160 square rods, or 4,840 square yards, or 43,560 square feet. This is the English statute acre. That of the United States is the same. The Scotch acre was about 1.26 of the English, and the Irish 1.62 of the English..

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

Iris :: Iris (n.) The rainbow.

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..

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

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

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