1. (n.) The goddess of the rainbow, and swift-footed messenger of the gods.

2. (n.) The rainbow.

3. (n.) An appearance resembling the rainbow; a prismatic play of colors.

4. (n.) The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, and forming the colored portion of the eye. See Eye.

5. (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.

6. (n.) See Fleur-de-lis, 2.

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