GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Irish (?), a. [AS. īrisc, fr. īras the Irish.  Cf. Aryan, Erse.] Of or pertaining to Ireland or to its inhabitants; produced in Ireland.
   
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   Irish elk. (Zool.) See under Elk. -- Irish moss. (a) (Bot.) Carrageen. (b) A preparation of the same made into a blanc mange. -- Irish poplin. See Poplin. -- Irish potato, the ordinary white potato, so called because it is a favorite article of food in Ireland. -- Irish reef, or Irishman's reef (Naut.), the head of a sail tied up. -- Irish stew, meat, potatoes, and onions, cut in small pieces and stewed.
   
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   Irish, n. sing. & pl.
   1. pl. The natives or inhabitants of Ireland, esp. the Celtic natives or their descendants.
   
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   2. The language of the Irish; also called Irish Gaelic or the Hiberno-Celtic.
   
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   3. An old game resembling backgammon.
   
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   get one's Irish up to become angry.
   
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