peacock
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pea·cock
(pē′kŏk′)n.
1.
a. A male peafowl, distinguished by its crested head, brilliant blue or green plumage, and long modified back feathers that are marked with iridescent eyelike spots and that can be spread in a fanlike form.
b. A peafowl, either male or female.
2. A vain or ostentatious person.
intr.v. pea·cocked, pea·cock·ing, pea·cocks
To strut about like a peacock; exhibit oneself vainly.
[Middle English pocock, pecok : po, peacock (from Old English pawa, pēa, peafowl, from Latin pāvō, peacock) + Middle English cok; see cock1.]
pea′cock′ish, pea′cock′y adj.
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peacock
(ˈpiːˌkɒk)n, pl -cocks or -cock
1. (Animals) a male peafowl, having a crested head and a very large fanlike tail marked with blue and green eyelike spots.
2. (Animals) another name for peafowl
3. a vain strutting person
vb
4. to display (oneself) proudly
5. obsolete slang Austral to acquire (the best pieces of land) in such a way that the surrounding land is useless to others
[C14 pecok, pe- from Old English pāwa (from Latin pāvō peacock) + cock1]
ˈpeaˌcockish adj
ˈpeaˌhen fem n
Peacock
(ˈpiːˌkɒk)n
(Biography) Thomas Love. 1785–1866, English novelist and poet, noted for his satirical romances, including Headlong Hall (1816) and Nightmare Abbey (1818)
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pea•cock
(ˈpiˌkɒk)n., pl. -cocks, (esp. collectively) -cock,
1. the male of the peafowl, distinguished by its long, erectile, iridescent tail feathers that are marked with eyelike spots and can be spread in a fan.
2. any peafowl.
3. a vain, self-conscious person.
v.i. 4. to display oneself vainly; strut like a peacock.
[1250–1300; Middle English pecok=pe- (Old English pēa peafowl < Latin pāvō) + cok cock1]
pea′cock`ish, pea′cock′y, adj.
Pea•cock
(ˈpiˌkɒk)n.
Thomas Love, 1785–1866, English poet and novelist.
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peacock
Past participle: peacocked
Gerund: peacocking
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| Noun | 1. |  peacock - European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespotbrush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly - medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast genus Inachis, Inachis - a genus of Nymphalidae |
| 2. | peacock - male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots bird of Juno, peafowl - very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird |
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Translations
طاؤوسطاووسطَاوُوسٌ
паун
páv-ice
påfugl
pavo
riikinkukko
मोर
paun
páva
burung merakmerak
páfugl
クジャク
공작새
povas
pāvs
păun
páv
pav
påfågel
นกยูง
chim côngcon công
peacock
[ˈpiːkɒk]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
peacock
[ˈpiːkɒk] n → paon m peacock featherpeacock blue n → bleu m canard invpeacock-blue [ˌpiːkɒkˈbluː] adj → bleu canard invpeacock feather n → plume f de paonpea green n → vert m pomme invpea-green [ˌpiːˈgriːn] adj → vert pomme invpea jacket n → caban mCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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peacock
(ˈpiːkok) – feminine ˈpeahen (-hen) – noun a kind of large bird, the male of which is noted for its magnificent tail-feathers.
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peacock
→ طَاوُوسٌ páv påfugl Pfau παγώνι pavo real riikinkukko paon paun pavone クジャク 공작새 pauw påfugl paw pavão павлин påfågel นกยูง tavus kuşu con công 孔雀Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009