iridal

adj — 2 senses

iridal

adj

UK /ˈʌɪɹɪdəl/

Etymology Formed from (the stem of) Latin īris, Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris) + -al.

1

Rare Pertaining to a rainbow.

iridal

adj

Etymology From irid- + -al.

1

Medicine, Sciences Pertaining to the iris of the eye.

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 44:

Synonyms: iridic

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