Peacock

Definitions

1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
   countable, uncountable
2. A male peafowl, especially Pavo cristatus, notable for its brilliant iridescently ocellated tail.
3. A township in Lake County, Michigan, United States.
   countable, uncountable
4. A peafowl (of the genus Pavo or Afropavo), either male or female.
5. An unincorporated community in Stonewall County, Texas, United States.
   countable, uncountable
6. A pompous or vainglorious person [from the 14th c.].
7. Any of various Asian species of papilionid butterflies of the genus Papilio.

Equivalents

Examples

“The ſpring diſplaying her elegant taſte, the proud walk⟳ of the gold-feathered pheaſant, the light⟳ tread of the ſmall-hoofed hind, and the dancing of the ſtar-trained peacock, infuſed joy into the ſoul of the ſpectator of the aſtoniſhing works of the Creator.”

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