Irish definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary I'RISH, a. Pertaining to ... n. A native of Ireland. 1. The language of the Irish; the Hiberno-Celtic. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1 ... or its people n 1: people of Ireland or of Irish extraction [syn: Irish, Irish people] 2: whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley [syn: Irish, Irish whiskey, Irish whisky] 3: the Celtic language of ...
Irish language definitions Britannica Concise Celtic language of Ireland, written in ... the Latin alphabet introduced with Christianity in the 5th cent. Irish is conventionally divided into three periods: Old Irish (7th cent.-c.950), Middle Irish (c.950-1200), and Modern Irish (from c.1200). Ogam writing predates Old Irish. Middle Irish is the vehicle of a rich literature ...
Irish moss definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: dark ... of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America [syn: Irish moss, carrageen, carageen, carragheen, Chondrus crispus] Merriam Webster's noun ... carrageenan 2. a red alga that is a source of Irish moss — called also carrageen Webster's 1913 Dictionary Irish I"rish, a. [AS. ?risc, fr. ?ras the Irish. Cf. Aryan, Erse.] Of or pertaining to Ireland or to its inhabitants; produced in Ireland. Irish elk. (Zo["o]l.) See under Elk. Irish moss. ( ...
Irish elk definitions Britannica Concise Any member of a genus (Megaloceros ... and Asia. About the size of a modern moose, the Irish elk had the largest antlers of any form of deer ... survived until c.700-500 BC. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Irish I"rish, a. [AS. ?risc, fr. ?ras the Irish. Cf. Aryan, Erse.] Of or pertaining to Ireland or to its inhabitants; produced in Ireland. Irish elk. (Zo["o]l.) See under Elk. Irish moss. (a) (Bot.) Carrageen. (b) A preparation of the ...
Irish potato definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an ... America; a staple food of Ireland [syn: potato, white potato, Irish potato, murphy, spud, tater] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1664 potato 2b Webster's 1913 Dictionary Irish I"rish, a. [AS. ?risc, fr. ?ras the Irish. Cf. Aryan, Erse.] Of or pertaining to Ireland or to its inhabitants; produced in Ireland. Irish elk. (Zo["o]l.) See under Elk. Irish moss. (a) (Bot.) Carrageen. (b) A preparation of the ...
Irish poplin definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Irish I"rish, a. [AS. ?risc, fr. ?ras the Irish. Cf. Aryan, Erse.] Of or pertaining to Ireland or to its inhabitants; produced in Ireland. Irish elk. (Zo["o]l.) 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, ...
Irish reef definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Irish I"rish, a. [AS. ?risc, fr. ?ras the Irish. Cf. Aryan, Erse.] Of or pertaining to Ireland or to its inhabitants; produced in Ireland. Irish elk. (Zo["o]l.) 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, ...
Irish stew definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: meat ... and onions in a thick gravy Webster's 1913 Dictionary Irish I"rish, a. [AS. ?risc, fr. ?ras the Irish. Cf. Aryan, Erse.] Of or pertaining to Ireland or to its inhabitants; produced in Ireland. Irish elk. (Zo["o]l.) 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, ...
Scotch-Irish definitions Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1744 of, relating to ... s Cobuild Dictionary If someone, especially an American, is Scotch-Irish, they are descended from both Scottish and Irish people, especially from Scottish people who had settled in Northern Ireland. (mainly AM) ADJ • Scotch-Irish is also a noun. ...Virginia's Great Valley, where the Scotch-Irish had settled in the eighteenth century. N-PLURAL: usu the ...
Provisional Irish Republican Army definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort ... from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland [syn: Irish Republican Army, IRA, Provisional Irish Republican Army, Provisional IRA, Provos]
Irish Republican Army definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort ... from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland [syn: Irish Republican Army, IRA, Provisional Irish Republican Army, Provisional IRA, Provos]