The tail coverts of a peacock collectively, which the bird is able to erect and expand like a fan behind its body. (In quot. 1513 in Heraldry).
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > [noun] > paro cristatus (peafowl) > parts of (5) peacock's tail1513 The tail coverts of a peacock collectively, which the bird is able to erect and expand like a fan behind its body. (In quot. 1513 in Heraldry). strain1653 A barb or filament of a (peacock's) feather. (Cf. strand, n.4 3b.) strand1847 Transferred senses. A barb or fibre of a feather. (Cf. strain, n.3 3.) Subcategories:— spots on feathers (2) |
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