Meanings
iridal1
comparative more iridal · superlative most iridal
- rarePertaining to a rainbow.
iridal2
comparative more iridal · superlative most iridal
- medicinePertaining to the iris of the eye.
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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 44Synonyms: iridic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivePertaining to the iris of the eye.
Origin
iridal · adjective
- Ancient Greekἶρις
- Latinīris
- Englishiridal
Formed from (the stem of) Latin īris, Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris) + -al.
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