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irid

irid noun: the iris of the eye.

Noun

irid (plural irids)

  1. (archaic) The iris of the eye.
    • Her eyes, whose colour I had not at first known, so dim were they with repressed tears, so shadowed with ceaseless dejection, now, lit by a ray of the sunshine that cheered her heart, revealed irids of bright hazel – irids large and full, screened with long lashes; and pupils instinct with fire.1857, Charlotte Brontë, The Professor

Forms of irid

pluralirids

Questions about irid

What does irid mean?
Irid means the iris of the eye.
What part of speech is irid?
Irid is a noun.
What is the plural of irid?
The plural of irid is irids.

Words near irid in the dictionary

  1. Iribe
  2. Iribes
  3. Iricism
  4. Iricisms
  5. Irick
  6. irid
  7. irid-
  8. iridaceous
  9. iridal
  10. iridalgia
  11. iridarsenite

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