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noun • plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals • muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye • diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening | ||||||||
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| 22% | 11 | A technique used to make words come alive by painting a vivid picture in the reader's mind | ||||||
noun • vivid picturesque description. | ||||||||
Painting Is About To Come Up Crossword Clue
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IRISES which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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IRISES
Updated: October 14, 2023
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