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irids

irids is the plural of irid.

Meaning of irid

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

Questions about irids

What is irids the plural of?
Irids is the plural of irid.

Words near irids in the dictionary

  1. iridoviral
  2. iridovirid
  3. iridovirids
  4. iridovirus
  5. iridoviruses
  6. irids
  7. irie
  8. Iriga
  9. Irigarayan
  10. irigenin
  11. iriginite

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