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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_134472" /> == | |||
<p> (1): (n.) An appearance resembling the rainbow; a prismatic play of colors. </p> <p> (2): (n.) See Fleur-de-lis, 2. </p> <p> (3): (n.) A genus of plants having showy flowers and bulbous or tuberous roots, of which the flower-de-luce (fleur-de-lis), orris, and other species of flag are examples. See Illust. of Flower-de-luce. </p> <p> (4): (n.) The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, and forming the colored portion of the eye. See Eye. </p> <p> (5): (n.) The rainbow. </p> <p> (6): (n.) The goddess of the rainbow, and swift-footed messenger of the gods. </p> <p> (7): (n.) [[Inner]] circle of an oscillated color spot. </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_75086" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_75086" /> == | ||
<p> The daughter of Thaumus ( <i> i. e </i> . wonder) and of the ocean nymph [[Electra]] ( <i> i. e </i> . splendour); was the goddess of the rainbow, and as such the messenger of the gods, particularly of [[Zeus]] and Hera, the appearance of the rainbow being regarded as a sign that communications of good omen were passing between heaven and earth, as it was to [[Noah]] that they would continue to be kept up; she is represented as dressed in a long wide tunic, over which hangs a light upper garment, and with golden wings on her shoulders. </p> | <p> The daughter of Thaumus ( <i> i. e </i> . wonder) and of the ocean nymph [[Electra]] ( <i> i. e </i> . splendour); was the goddess of the rainbow, and as such the messenger of the gods, particularly of [[Zeus]] and Hera, the appearance of the rainbow being regarded as a sign that communications of good omen were passing between heaven and earth, as it was to [[Noah]] that they would continue to be kept up; she is represented as dressed in a long wide tunic, over which hangs a light upper garment, and with golden wings on her shoulders. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_134472"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/iris Iris from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_75086"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/iris Iris from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_75086"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/iris Iris from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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