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   Iracund \I"ra*cund\, a. [L. iracundus, fr. ira anger.]
      Irascible; choleric. [bd]Iracund people.[b8] --Carlyle.

English Dictionary: (irgendwohin) by the DICT Development Group
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Irish American \I"rish A*mer"i*can\
      A native of Ireland who has become an American citizen; also,
      a child or descendant of such a person.

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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Moss \Moss\, n. [OE. mos; akin to AS. me[a2]s, D. mos, G. moos,
      OHG. mos, mios, Icel. mosi, Dan. mos, Sw. mossa, Russ. mokh',
      L. muscus. Cf. {Muscoid}.]
      1. (Bot.) A cryptogamous plant of a cellular structure, with
            distinct stem and simple leaves. The fruit is a small
            capsule usually opening by an apical lid, and so
            discharging the spores. There are many species,
            collectively termed Musci, growing on the earth, on rocks,
            and trunks of trees, etc., and a few in running water.
  
      Note: The term moss is also popularly applied to many other
               small cryptogamic plants, particularly lichens, species
               of which are called tree moss, rock moss, coral moss,
               etc. Fir moss and club moss are of the genus
               {Lycopodium}. See {Club moss}, under {Club}, and
               {Lycopodium}.
  
      2. A bog; a morass; a place containing peat; as, the mosses
            of the Scottish border.
  
      Note: Moss is used with participles in the composition of
               words which need no special explanation; as,
               moss-capped, moss-clad, moss-covered, moss-grown, etc.
  
      {Black moss}. See under {Black}, and {Tillandsia}.
  
      {Bog moss}. See {Sphagnum}.
  
      {Feather moss}, any moss branched in a feathery manner, esp.
            several species of the genus {Hypnum}.
  
      {Florida moss}, {Long moss}, [or] {Spanish moss}. See
            {Tillandsia}.
  
      {Iceland moss}, a lichen. See {Iceland Moss}.
  
      {Irish moss}, a seaweed. See {Carrageen}.
  
      {Moss agate} (Min.), a variety of agate, containing brown,
            black, or green mosslike or dendritic markings, due in
            part to oxide of manganese. Called also {Mocha stone}.
  
      {Moss animal} (Zo[94]l.), a bryozoan.
  
      {Moss berry} (Bot.), the small cranberry ({Vaccinium
            Oxycoccus}).
  
      {Moss campion} (Bot.), a kind of mosslike catchfly ({Silene
            acaulis}), with mostly purplish flowers, found on the
            highest mountains of Europe and America, and within the
            Arctic circle.
  
      {Moss land}, land produced accumulation of aquatic plants,
            forming peat bogs of more or less consistency, as the
            water is grained off or retained in its pores.
  
      {Moss pink} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Phlox} ({P.
            subulata}), growing in patches on dry rocky hills in the
            Middle United States, and often cultivated for its
            handsome flowers. --Gray.
  
      {Moss rose} (Bot.), a variety of rose having a mosslike
            growth on the stalk and calyx. It is said to be derived
            from the Provence rose.
  
      {Moss rush} (Bot.), a rush of the genus {Juncus} ({J.
            squarrosus}).
  
      {Scale moss}. See {Hepatica}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Carrageen \Car"ra*geen`\, Carrigeen \Car"ri*geen`\, n.
      A small, purplish, branching, cartilaginous seaweed
      ({Chondrus crispus}), which, when bleached, is the {Irish
      moss} of commerce. [Also written {carragheen}, {carageen}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Irishman \I"rish*man\, n.; pl. {Irishmen}.
      A man born in Ireland or of the Irish race; an Hibernian.
  
      {Irishman's hurricane} (Naut.), a dead calm.
  
      {Irishman's reef}. (Naut.) See {Irish reef}, under {Irish},
            a.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Irishman \I"rish*man\, n.; pl. {Irishmen}.
      A man born in Ireland or of the Irish race; an Hibernian.
  
      {Irishman's hurricane} (Naut.), a dead calm.
  
      {Irishman's reef}. (Naut.) See {Irish reef}, under {Irish},
            a.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Irishman \I"rish*man\, n.; pl. {Irishmen}.
      A man born in Ireland or of the Irish race; an Hibernian.
  
      {Irishman's hurricane} (Naut.), a dead calm.
  
      {Irishman's reef}. (Naut.) See {Irish reef}, under {Irish},
            a.

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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Irishman \I"rish*man\, n.; pl. {Irishmen}.
      A man born in Ireland or of the Irish race; an Hibernian.
  
      {Irishman's hurricane} (Naut.), a dead calm.
  
      {Irishman's reef}. (Naut.) See {Irish reef}, under {Irish},
            a.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Irksome \Irk"some\, a.
      1. Wearisome; tedious; disagreeable or troublesome by reason
            of long continuance or repetition; as, irksome hours;
            irksome tasks.
  
                     For not to irksome toil, but to delight, He made us.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      2. Weary; vexed; uneasy. [Obs.]
  
                     Let us therefore learn not to be irksome when God
                     layeth his cross upon us.                  --Latimer.
  
      Syn: Wearisome; tedious; tiresome; vexatious; burdensome.
  
      Usage: {Irksome}, {Wearisome}, {Tedious}. These epithets
                  describe things which give pain or disgust. Irksome is
                  applied to something which disgusts by its nature or
                  quality; as, an irksome task. Wearisome denotes that
                  which wearies or wears us out by severe labor; as,
                  wearisome employment. Tedious is applied to something
                  which tires us out by the length of time occupied in
                  its performance; as, a tedious speech.
  
                           Wearisome nights are appointed to me. --Job vii.
                                                                              3.
  
                           Pity only on fresh objects stays, But with the
                           tedious sight of woes decays.      --Dryden.
                  -- {Irk"some*ly}, adv. -- {Irk"some*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Irksome \Irk"some\, a.
      1. Wearisome; tedious; disagreeable or troublesome by reason
            of long continuance or repetition; as, irksome hours;
            irksome tasks.
  
                     For not to irksome toil, but to delight, He made us.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      2. Weary; vexed; uneasy. [Obs.]
  
                     Let us therefore learn not to be irksome when God
                     layeth his cross upon us.                  --Latimer.
  
      Syn: Wearisome; tedious; tiresome; vexatious; burdensome.
  
      Usage: {Irksome}, {Wearisome}, {Tedious}. These epithets
                  describe things which give pain or disgust. Irksome is
                  applied to something which disgusts by its nature or
                  quality; as, an irksome task. Wearisome denotes that
                  which wearies or wears us out by severe labor; as,
                  wearisome employment. Tedious is applied to something
                  which tires us out by the length of time occupied in
                  its performance; as, a tedious speech.
  
                           Wearisome nights are appointed to me. --Job vii.
                                                                              3.
  
                           Pity only on fresh objects stays, But with the
                           tedious sight of woes decays.      --Dryden.
                  -- {Irk"some*ly}, adv. -- {Irk"some*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Irksome \Irk"some\, a.
      1. Wearisome; tedious; disagreeable or troublesome by reason
            of long continuance or repetition; as, irksome hours;
            irksome tasks.
  
                     For not to irksome toil, but to delight, He made us.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      2. Weary; vexed; uneasy. [Obs.]
  
                     Let us therefore learn not to be irksome when God
                     layeth his cross upon us.                  --Latimer.
  
      Syn: Wearisome; tedious; tiresome; vexatious; burdensome.
  
      Usage: {Irksome}, {Wearisome}, {Tedious}. These epithets
                  describe things which give pain or disgust. Irksome is
                  applied to something which disgusts by its nature or
                  quality; as, an irksome task. Wearisome denotes that
                  which wearies or wears us out by severe labor; as,
                  wearisome employment. Tedious is applied to something
                  which tires us out by the length of time occupied in
                  its performance; as, a tedious speech.
  
                           Wearisome nights are appointed to me. --Job vii.
                                                                              3.
  
                           Pity only on fresh objects stays, But with the
                           tedious sight of woes decays.      --Dryden.
                  -- {Irk"some*ly}, adv. -- {Irk"some*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Iroquoian \Ir`o*quoi"an\ ([icr]r`[osl]*kwoi"[ait]n), a.
      Of, pertaining to, or designating, one of the principal
      linguistic stocks of the North American Indians. The
      territory of the northern Iroquoian tribes, of whom the Five
      Nations, or Iroquois proper, were the chief, extended from
      the shores of the St. Lawrence and of Lakes Huron, Ontario,
      and Erie south, through eastern Pennsylvania, to Maryland;
      that of the southern tribes, of whom the Cherokees were
      chief, formed part of Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia,
      Tennessee, and Kentucky. All of the tribes were agricultural,
      and they were noted for large, communal houses, palisaded
      towns, and ability to organize, as well as for skill in war.
      -- n. An Indian of an Iroquoian tribe.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Irreconcilability \Ir*rec`on*ci`la*bil"i*ty\, n.
      The quality or state of being irreconcilable;
      irreconcilableness.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Irreconcilable \Ir*rec"on*ci`la*ble\ (?; 277), a. [Pref. ir- not
      + reconcilable: cf. F. irr[82]conciliable.]
      Not reconcilable; implacable; incompatible; inconsistent;
      disagreeing; as, irreconcilable enemies, statements. --
      {Ir*rec"on*ci`la*ble*ness}, n. -- {Ir*rec"on*ci`la*bly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Irreconcilable \Ir*rec"on*ci`la*ble\ (?; 277), a. [Pref. ir- not
      + reconcilable: cf. F. irr[82]conciliable.]
      Not reconcilable; implacable; incompatible; inconsistent;
      disagreeing; as, irreconcilable enemies, statements. --
      {Ir*rec"on*ci`la*ble*ness}, n. -- {Ir*rec"on*ci`la*bly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Irreconcilable \Ir*rec"on*ci`la*ble\ (?; 277), a. [Pref. ir- not
      + reconcilable: cf. F. irr[82]conciliable.]
      Not reconcilable; implacable; incompatible; inconsistent;
      disagreeing; as, irreconcilable enemies, statements. --
      {Ir*rec"on*ci`la*ble*ness}, n. -- {Ir*rec"on*ci`la*bly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Irreconcile \Ir*rec"on*cile`\, v. t.
      To prevent from being reconciled; to alienate or disaffect.
      [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Irreconcilement \Ir*rec"on*cile`ment\, n.
      The state or quality of being unreconciled; disagreement.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Irreconciliation \Ir*rec`on*cil`i*a"tion\, n.
      Want of reconciliation; disagreement.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Irregeneracy \Ir`re*gen"er*a*cy\, n.
      Unregeneracy.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Irregeneration \Ir`re*gen`er*a"tion\, n.
      An unregenerate state. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Irrision \Ir*ri"sion\, n. [L. irrisio, fr. irridere, irrisum. to
      laugh at; pref. ir- in + ridere to laugh: cf. F. irrision.]
      The act of laughing at another; derision.
  
               This being spoken sceptic[8a], or by way of irrision.
                                                                              --Chapman.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Irrigon, OR (city, FIPS 36500)
      Location: 45.89686 N, 119.48805 W
      Population (1990): 737 (302 housing units)
      Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 97844

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Irshemesh, a city of bondage
  
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