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noun

Orris n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Iris (Iris Florentina); a kind of flower-de-luce. Its rootstock has an odor resembling that of violets.

Orris pea (Med.), an issue pea made from orris root.

Orris root, the fragrant rootstock of the orris.

Orris n.

A sort of gold or silver lace.

A peculiar pattern in which gold lace or silver lace is worked; especially, one in which the edges are ornamented with conical figures placed at equal distances, with spots between them.

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Etymology of 'Orris'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Orris" Quotes from Famous Books

... coral-girls; we climb the never-ending steps; behold, a cool and gracious balcony, with windows looking far out over the quivering plain of the sea. Then the soup, and the boiled corn, and the caccia-cavallo—you Neapolitan girl!—and nothing will serve you but that orris-scented stuff that you fondly believe to be honest wine. You will permit a cigarette? Then shall we descend to the beach again, and get into a boat, and lie down, and find ourselves shot into the Blue Grotto—find ourselves floating between heaven and earth ...

— Prince Fortunatus • William Black

... vulgar as a Boldeni. She had a pretty cooing manner, and her white dress fell gracefully from her slender flanks. You can see her, can't you, coming forward to meet me, rustling a little, breathing an odour of orris root, taking my hand and very nearly pressing it against her bosom? Gertrude knew how to suggest, and no sooner had the thought that she wished to inspire passed through my mind than she let go my hand, saying: 'Come, sit down by me, tell me what you have been doing'; and her charm was that ...

— Memoirs of My Dead Life • George Moore

... which these words fell were both tender and ardent; the little gesticulating hands were clad in modish, mouse-colored suede; orris root mixed with some faint, haunting odor, barely caressed the air with perfume. Kate looked ...

— The Precipice • Elia Wilkinson Peattie

... her hair is sprinkl'd with orris powder, That makes her look as if she had sinn'd in the pastry. What ...

— The White Devil • John Webster

... at the bell, a jarring of wheels on the asphalt. The door flew open and the prettiest little woman imaginable, all fluffy ends and scarlet flowers and orris scent, rushed toward him. ...

— In The Valley Of The Shadow • Josephine Daskam

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