Iris: alternatives and connections

A dividing membrane or thin partition, commonly with an opening through it.

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A thin layer or fold of tissue, usually supported by a fibrous network, serving to cover or line some part or organ, and often secreting or absorbing…

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To close, as an aperture, by filling or by obstructing; as, to stop the ears; hence, to stanch, as a wound.

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A brood; as, an eye of pheasants.

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An eye; (Bot.) a leaf bud.

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The organ of sight; an eye.

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The aperture in the iris; the sight, apple, or black of the eye. See the Note under Eye, and Iris.

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To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.

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The iris. See Flower-de-luce.

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