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adj
Having irises of a specified colour or kind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Shining with colours like those of the rainbow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, literary, not-comparable
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Synonyms: iridescent
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Exhibiting the prismatic colours.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: irisated
Antonyms: none provided
verb
simple past and past participle of iris
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From iris + -ed; as a synonym of iridescent and irisated, perhaps a calque of French irisé.
