See Also: iridal(medicine)
iridal(dictionary)

medieval (oh) and iridal (iou)


medieval (oh)



[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Modern Latin; Origin: medium aevum 'middle age']
connected with the Middle Ages (=the period between about AD 1100 and 1500)
::These spices were first brought to Italy from the East in medieval times.
::a medieval castle
very old or old-fashioned - used in a humorous or disapproving way
::The plumbing in this house is positively medieval!

iridal (iou)



iridal adjective. M19.
[from Latin irid-, IRIS + -AL1.]
Of or pertaining to the rainbow. rare. M19.
Anatomy & Medicine. Of or pertaining to the iris of the eye; = IRIDIC adjective2. M19.