irish : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: irish	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Irish adj of or relating to or characteristic of Ireland or its people n people of Ireland or of Irish extraction [syn: Irish, Irish people] whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley Synonym(s): Irish, Irish whiskey, Irish whisky the Celtic language of Ireland Synonym(s): Irish, Irish Gaelic
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irish \I*rish"\, n. sing. & pl. 1. pl. The natives or inhabitants of Ireland, esp. the Celtic natives or their descendants. 2. The language of the Irish; the Hiberno-Celtic. 3. An old game resembling backgammon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.