Iris

Īris idis (acc.Īrim, V., voc.Īri, O.), f

, Ἶρις, the goddess of the rainbow, messenger of the gods, V., O.

← ire × ironia →

Iris
IRIS(ὁ Ἴρις: Kasalmak), a considerable river of Pontus, which has its sources in the heights of Anti...

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
Iris
Īris, is or idis (acc. Irim, Verg. A. 4, 694: Irin, Ov. and App.), f., = Ἶρις, I the goddess of the ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Iris
·noun ·see Fleur-de-lis, 2. II. Iris ·noun The <<Rainbow>>. III. Iris ·add. ·noun Inner circle of ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Iris diaphragm
·add. ·- An adjustable diaphragm, suggesting the iris of the eye in its action, for regulating the a...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
iris ears
A name applied to the shells of the Haliotis a univalve mollusc found clinging like limpets to rocks...

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