I"ron*y (?), n. [L. ironia, Gr. &?; dissimulation, fr. &?; a dissembler
in speech, fr. &?; to speak; perh. akin to E. word: cf. F. ironie.]
1. Dissimulation; ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or
provoking an antagonist.
2. A sort of humor, ridicule, or light sarcasm, which adopts a mode of
speech the meaning of which is contrary to the literal sense of the
words.
Ir`o*quois" (?), n. sing. & pl. [F.] (Ethnol.) A powerful and warlike
confederacy of Indian tribes, formerly inhabiting Central New York and
constituting most of the Five Nations. Also, any Indian of the Iroquois
tribes.
I"rous (?), a. [OF. iros, from ire. See Ire.] Irascible; passionate.
[Obs.] Chaucer.
{ Irp, Irpe } (rp), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A fantastic grimace or
contortion of the body. [Obs.]
Smirks and irps and all affected humors.
B. Jonson.
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Irp (rp), a. Making irps. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
{ Ir*ra"di*ance (r*r"d*ans), Ir*ra"di*an*cy (- an*s), } n. [From
Irradiant.]