n.;
a. [ See Iris. ] Exhibiting the prismatic colors; irised; iridescent. W. Phillips. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Iris + -scope. ] A philosophical toy for exhibiting the prismatic tints by means of thin films. [ 1913 Webster ]
. An adjustable diaphragm, reminiscent of the iris of the eye in its action, by which the diameter of an approximately circular opening may be controlled, as for regulating the aperture of a lens; it consists of a number of movable thin curved plates fastened at regular intervals around the inside of a ring, the positions of which are simultaneously adjusted by a single knob on the outside of the lens. It is used in cameras and microscopes. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]
a. [ See Iris. ] Having colors like those of the rainbow; iridescent. Holmes. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ AS. īrisc, fr. īras the Irish. Cf. Aryan, Erse. ] Of or pertaining to Ireland or to its inhabitants; produced in Ireland. [ 1913 Webster ]
Irish elk. (Zool.)
Irish moss.
Irish poplin.
Irish potato,
Irish reef,
Irishman's reef
Irish stew,
n. sing. & pl.
get one's Irish up
n. A mode of speaking peculiar to the Irish; an Hibernicism. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
Irishman's hurricane (Naut.),
Irishman's reef. (Naut.)