English Dictionary: Irish strawberry | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Iricism \I"ri*cism\, n. Irishism. [R.] --Jeffrey. | |
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Spanish \Span"ish\, a. Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards. {Spanish bayonet} (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Yucca alorifolia}) with rigid spine-tipped leaves. The name is also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern United States and mexico. Called also {Spanish daggers}. {Spanish bean} (Bot.) See the Note under {Bean}. {Spanish black}, a black pigment obtained by charring cork. --Ure. {Spanish broom} (Bot.), a leguminous shrub ({Spartium junceum}) having many green flexible rushlike twigs. {Spanish brown}, a species of earth used in painting, having a dark reddish brown color, due to the presence of sesquioxide of iron. {Spanish buckeye} (Bot.), a small tree ({Ungnadia speciosa}) of Texas, New Mexico, etc., related to the buckeye, but having pinnate leaves and a three-seeded fruit. {Spanish burton} (Naut.), a purchase composed of two single blocks. A double Spanish burton has one double and two single blocks. --Luce (Textbook of Seamanship). {Spanish chalk} (Min.), a kind of steatite; -- so called because obtained from Aragon in Spain. {Spanish cress} (Bot.), a cruciferous plant ({lepidium Cadamines}), a species of peppergrass. {Spanish curiew} (Zo[94]l.), the long-billed curlew. [U.S.] {Spanish daggers} (Bot.) See {Spanish bayonet}. {Spanish elm} (Bot.), a large West Indian tree ({Cordia Gerascanthus}) furnishing hard and useful timber. {Spanish feretto}, a rich reddish brown pigment obtained by calcining copper and sulphur together in closed crucibles. {Spanish flag} (Zo[94]l.), the California rockfish ({Sebastichthys rubrivinctus}). It is conspicuously colored with bands of red and white. {Spanish fly} (Zo[94]l.), a brilliant green beetle, common in the south of Europe, used for raising blisters. See {Blister beetle} under {Blister}, and {Cantharis}. {Spanish fox} (Naut.), a yarn twisted against its lay. {Spanish grass}. (Bot.) See {Esparto}. {Spanish juice} (Bot.), licorice. {Spanish leather}. See {Cordwain}. {Spanish mackerel}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A species of mackerel ({Scomber colias}) found both in Europe and America. In America called {chub mackerel}, {big-eyed mackerel}, and {bull mackerel}. (b) In the United States, a handsome mackerel having bright yellow round spots ({Scomberomorus maculatus}), highly esteemed as a food fish. The name is sometimes erroneously applied to other species. See Illust. under Mackerel. {Spanish main}, the name formerly given to the southern portion of the Caribbean Sea, together with the contiguous coast, embracing the route traversed by Spanish treasure ships from the New to the Old World. {Spanish moss}. (Bot.) See {Tillandsia}. {Spanish needles} (Bot.), a composite weed ({Bidens bipinnata}) having achenia armed with needlelike awns. {Spanish nut} (Bot.), a bulbous plant ({Iris Sisyrinchium}) of the south of Europe. {Spanish potato} (Bot.), the sweet potato. See under {Potato}. {Spanish red}, an ocherous red pigment resembling Venetian red, but slightly yellower and warmer. --Fairholt. {Spanish reef} (Naut.), a knot tied in the head of a jib-headed sail. {Spanish sheep} (Zo[94]l.), a merino. {Spanish white}, an impalpable powder prepared from chalk by pulverizing and repeated washings, -- used as a white pigment. {Spanish windlass} (Naut.), a wooden roller, with a rope wound about it, into which a marline spike is thrust to serve as a lever. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Iris \I"ris\, n.; pl. E. {Irises}, L. {Irides}. [L. iris, iridis, the goddess, Gr. [?], [?], the rainbow, iris of the eye, the plant Iris. Cf. {Orris}.] 1. (Class. Myth.) The goddess of the rainbow, and swift-footed messenger of the gods. --Shak. 2. The rainbow. --Sir T. Browne. 3. An appearance resembling the rainbow; a prismatic play of colors. --Tennyson. 4. (Anat.) The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, and forming the colored portion of the eye. See {Eye}. 5. (Bot.) A genus of plants having showy flowers and bulbous or tuberous roots, of which the flower-de-luce (fleur-de-lis), orris, and other species of flag are examples. See Illust. of {Flower-de-luce}. 6. (Her.) See {Fleur-de-lis}, 2. | |
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Irish \I"rish\, a. [AS. [?]risc, fr. [?]ras the Irish. Cf. {Aryan}, {Erse}.] Of or pertaining to Ireland or to its inhabitants; produced in Ireland. {Irish elk}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Elk}. {Irish moss}. (a) (Bot.) Carrageen. (b) A preparation of the same made into a blanc mange. {Irish poplin}. See {Poplin}. {Irish potato}, the ordinary white potato, so called because it is a favorite article of food in Ireland. {Irish reef}, [or] {Irishman's reef} (Naut.), the head of a sail tied up. {Irish stew}, meat, potatoes, and onions, cut in small pieces and stewed. | |
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Irishism \I*rish"ism\, n. A mode of speaking peculiar to the Irish; an Hibernicism. | |
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Iroquois \Ir`o*quois"\, n. sing. & pl. [F.] (Ethnol.) A powerful and warlike confederacy of Indian tribes, formerly inhabiting Central New York and constituting most of the Five Nations. Also, any Indian of the Iroquois tribes. | |
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Irrecognition \Ir*rec`og*ni"tion\, n. [Pref. in- not + recognition.] A failure to recognize; absence of recognition. --Lamb. | |
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Irrecognizable \Ir*rec"og*ni`za*ble\ (?; 277), a. Not recognizable. --Carlyle. | |
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Irrecusable \Ir`re*cu"sa*ble\, a. [L. irrecusabilis; pref. ir-- not + recusabilis that should be rejected, fr. recusare to reject: cf. F. irr[82]cusable.] Not liable to exception or rejection. --Sir W. Hamilton. | |
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Irrejectable \Ir`re*ject"a*ble\, a. That can not be rejected; irresistible. --Boyle. | |
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Irresistance \Ir`re*sist"ance\, n. Nonresistance; passive submission. | |
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Irresistibility \Ir`re*sist`i*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. irr[82]sistibilit[82].] The quality or state of being irrestible, irresistibleness. | |
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Irresistible \Ir`re*sist"i*ble\, a. [Pref. ir- not + resistible: cf. F. irr[82]sistible.] That can not be successfully resisted or opposed; superior to opposition; resistless; overpowering; as, an irresistible attraction. An irresistible law of our nature impels us to seek happiness. --J. M. Mason. | |
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Irresistibleness \Ir`re*sist"i*ble*ness\, n. Quality of being irrestible. | |
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Irresistibly \Ir`re*sist"i*bly\, adv. In an irrestible manner. | |
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Irresistless \Ir`re*sist"less\, a. Irresistible. [Obs.] --Glanvill. | |
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Irresuscitable \Ir`re*sus"ci*ta*ble\, a. Incapable of being resuscitated or revived. -- {Ir`re*sus"ci*ta*bly}, adv. | |
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Irresuscitable \Ir`re*sus"ci*ta*ble\, a. Incapable of being resuscitated or revived. -- {Ir`re*sus"ci*ta*bly}, adv. | |
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Irriguous \Ir*rig"u*ous\, a. [L. irriguus. See {Irrigate}.] 1. Watered; watery; moist; dewy. [Obs.] The flowery lap Of some irriguous valley spreads her store. --Milton. 2. Gently penetrating or pervading. [Obs.] --J. Philips. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Iroquois, IL (village, FIPS 37712) Location: 40.82874 N, 87.58474 W Population (1990): 199 (92 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Iroquois, SD (city, FIPS 32020) Location: 44.36646 N, 97.84973 W Population (1990): 328 (154 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57353 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Iroquois County, IL (county, FIPS 75) Location: 40.74204 N, 87.82362 W Population (1990): 30787 (12819 housing units) Area: 2891.8 sq km (land), 4.2 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Iroquois Point, HI (CDP, FIPS 19100) Location: 21.32533 N, 157.98133 W Population (1990): 4188 (1180 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) |