iris

  • 81IRIS — I. IRIS Soror Harpyarum, Thaumantisfilia, ex Electra, quam poetae Iunonis nunciam faciunt, h. e. aeris. Est autem revera arcus caelestis, pluviae plerumque praenuncia. unde poetis ὑετόμαντις cicitur, ut ait Olympiod. Metebr. l. 3. Plaut. in… …

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  • 82Iris — /uy ris/, n. a female given name. * * * ▪ Greek mythology       in Greek mythology, the personification of the rainbow and (in Homer s Iliad, for example) a messenger of the gods. According to the Greek poet Hesiod, she was the daughter of… …

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  • 83iris — i•ris [[t]ˈaɪ rɪs[/t]] n. pl. i•ris•es; esp. for1,8 ir•i•des [[t]ˈɪr ɪˌdiz, ˈaɪ rɪ [/t]] i•ris; 1) anat. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing an opening, the pupil, in its center 2) pln any… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 84iris — {{#}}{{LM I22622}}{{〓}} {{SynI23178}} {{[}}iris{{]}} ‹i·ris› {{◆}}(pl. iris){{◇}} {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} {{♂}}En el ojo,{{♀}} disco membranoso situado entre la córnea y el cristalino, que puede tener distintas coloraciones y en cuyo centro… …

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  • 85iris — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. flag, blue flag, yellow flag, fleur de lis, bearded iris, Siberian iris, Japanese iris, Dutch iris, orris root, gladdon, Iris Germanica (Latin); see also flower 2 , plant …

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  • 86iris — iris1 s.m. [dal lat. iris, gr. íris ]. (miner.) [varietà di calcedonio iridescente] ▶◀ iride.   iris2 s.f. [dal lat. class. iris, gr. íris ]. (bot.) [pianta erbacea appartenente al genere Iris della famiglia iridacee, i cui fiori hanno petali… …

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  • 87iris — noun 1》 a flat, coloured, ring shaped membrane behind the cornea of the eye, with an adjustable circular opening (pupil) in the centre. 2》 a plant with showy flowers, typically purple or yellow, and sword shaped leaves. [Genus Iris: many… …

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  • 88iris — n. 1 the flat circular coloured membrane behind the cornea of the eye, with a circular opening (pupil) in the centre. 2 any herbaceous plant of the genus Iris, usu. with tuberous roots, sword shaped leaves, and showy flowers. 3 (in full iris… …

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  • 89IRIS GL — Infobox Software name=IRIS GL caption= developer= Silicon Graphics latest release version= latest release date=August 2, 199? operating system=IRIX genre=API license=Various website= [http://www.opengl.org opengl.org] IRIS GL (Integrated Raster… …

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  • 90Iris (EP) — Infobox Album Name = Iris Type = EP Artist = Miranda Sex Garden Released = June 9 1992 Recorded = Genre = Gothic rock Length = 29:17 Label = Mute STUMM 97 Producer = Reviews = Last album = Madra (1991) This album = Iris (1992) Next album =… …

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