irid

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   archaic: the iris, or colored ring surrounding the pupil of the eye

   The portraitist gave each irid a bright hazel rim.

From the stem irid- of Latin iris and Ancient Greek iris, 'rainbow' and 'iris of the eye.' The anatomical sense alludes to the iris's color, while the shorter noun irid is now archaic.

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