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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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, 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Irish \I*rish"\, n. sing. & pl 1. pl The natives or inhabitants of Ireland, esp. the Celtic natives or their descendants. 2. The language of the Irish; the Hiberno-Celtic. 3. An old game resembling backgammon. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Irish adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Ireland or its people [syn: {Irish}] n 1: people of Ireland or of Irish extraction [syn: {Irish}, {Irish people}, {the Irish}] 2: made in Ireland chiefly from barley [syn: {Irish}, {Irish whiskey}, {Irish whisky}] 3: the Celtic language of Ireland [syn: {Irish}, {Irish Gaelic}]
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