Peacock
21Peacock — The royal bird of Burma, whose splendid plumage symbolizes the sun (in Burmese legend, the kings are descended from the naymyo or the solar race ). Apeacock displaying its tail appeared on a white field in royal flags during the late Konbaung… …
22peacock — /ˈpikɒk / (say peekok) noun (plural peacocks, peacock) 1. the male of the peafowl, especially of the common peafowl, Pavo cristatus, native to India but now widely domesticated, distinguished for its long, erectile, ocellated tail coverts with… …
23peacock — n. 1 a male peafowl, having brilliant plumage and a tail (with eyelike markings) that can be expanded erect in display like a fan. 2 this type of ostentatious display. Phrases and idioms: peacock blue the lustrous greenish blue of a peacock s… …
24peacock — n. (misc.) as proud as a peacock * * * [ piːkɒk] (misc.) as proud as a peacock …
25peacock — UK [ˈpiːˌkɒk] / US [ˈpɪˌkɑk] noun [countable] Word forms peacock : singular peacock plural peacocks a large brightly coloured male bird with long blue green tail feathers that sometimes spread out and up. The female is called a peahen …
26peacock — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pecok, from pe (from Old English pēa peafowl, from Latin pavon , pavo peacock) + cok cock Date: 14th century 1. a male peafowl distinguished by a crest of upright feathers and by greatly elongated loosely webbed… …
27peacock — noun Peacock is used before these nouns: ↑feather …
28peacock — pea|cock [ˈpi:kɔk US ka:k] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: pea peacock (900 1000) (from Old English, from Latin pavo) + cock] a large bird, the male of which has long blue and green tail feathers that it can lift up and spread out …
29peacock — noun a male peafowl, having very long tail feathers with eye like markings that can be erected and fanned out in display. Origin ME: from OE pēa (from L. pavo) peacock + cock1 …
30Peacock — feast of the See Feast of the Peacock …
