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iridal en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈʌɪɹɪdəl/ (UK)

Etymology

Formed from (the stem of) Latin īris, Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris) + -al.

Meanings

  1. (rare) Pertaining to a rainbow.

Forms

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iridal en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈʌɪɹɪdəl/ (UK)

Etymology

From irid- + -al.

Meanings

  1. Pertaining to the iris of the eye.
    • The iridal dark-brown of her serious eyes had the enigmatic opacity of an Oriental hypnotist's look (in a magazine's back-page advertisement) and seemed to be placed higher that usual so that between its lower rim and the moist lower lid a cradle crescent of white remained when she stared straight at you. 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 44:

Forms

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Synonyms

iridic