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Definitions for Irised
[1] Anatomy . the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
[2] Botany . any plant of the genus Iris, having showy flowers and sword-shaped leaves. Compare iris family.
[3] a flower of this plant.
[4] (initial capital letter ) Classical Mythology . a messenger of the gods, regarded as the goddess of the rainbow.
[5] a rainbow.
[6] any appearance resembling a rainbow.
[7] Movies , Television . an iris-in or iris-out.
[8] Optics , Photography . iris diaphragm.
[9] Movies . to begin or end a take or scene with an iris-in or iris-out, achieved by manipulation of an iris diaphragm on the camera or by editing the film.
[10] the goddess of the rainbow along which she travelled to earth as a messenger of the gods
[11] the coloured muscular diaphragm that surrounds and controls the size of the pupil
[12] Also called: fleur-de-lys any plant of the iridaceous genus Iris, having brightly coloured flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals See also flag 3 , orris 1 , stinking iris
[13] Also called: rainbow quartz a form of quartz that reflects light polychromatically from internal fractures
[14] a rare or poetic word for rainbow
[15] something resembling a rainbow; iridescence
[16] short for iris diaphragm
Words related to Irised
irispearly, shimmering, lustrous, opalescent, polychromatic, nacreous, opaline, prismatic
Words nearby Irised
irisiridotasis, iridotomy, iridous, iridum, irina, iris, iris diaphragm, iris family, iris pit, iris shutter, iris-in
Origin of Irised
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin Īris, īris < Greek Îris, îris rainbow, goddess of the rainbow, halo, iris flower or root, iridescent crystal; in some senses < New Latin < Greek: diaphragm of eye
Other words from Irised
i′ ri•dal (ī′ rĭ-dl, ĭr′ ĭ- ) null null adj.
Word origin for Irised
C14: from Latin: rainbow, iris (flower), crystal, from Greek
Synonyms for Irised
lustrous, pearly, shimmering, many-colored, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, polychromatic, prismatic, rainbowlike