n. [ Prob. corrupted from It. ireos iris. See Iris. ] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Iris (Iris Florentina); a kind of flower-de-luce. Its rootstock has an odor resembling that of violets. [ 1913 Webster ]

Orris pea (Med.), an issue pea made from orris root. --
Orris root, the fragrant rootstock of the orris. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. [ Contr. from orfrays, or from arras. ] A sort of gold or silver lace. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]