Peacock Alleyn.

Brit.

/ˌpiːkɒk ˈali/, U.S.

/ˈpiˌkɑk ˈæli/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: peacock n., alley n.¹

Etymology: < peacock n. + alley n.¹, so called because fashionable people promenaded there.

U.S.

The main corridor of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. Also occasionally: the main corridor or promenade in any similar hotel.Also used allusively.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > passage or corridor > [noun] > in an hotel

Peacock Alley1904

1904 R. Hughes Real N.Y. iii. 52 This corridor, called ‘Peacock Alley’, was motley with people.

1925 E. Hungerford Story of Waldorf-Astoria vii. 139 The outstanding feature of this ground floor was a huge corridor—in after years to be known, somewhat irreverently, as ‘Peacock Alley’—which was to run practically the entire length of the building, parallel to Thirty-fourth Street.

1930 J. Dos Passos 42nd Parallel ii. 156 Seedy-respectable or Peacock Alley clothes.

1932 L. C. Douglas Forgive us our Trespasses x. 212 The peacock-alley of the hotel, stuffily scented, was daily, gravely, tallied off—for Joan.

1974 Washington Post 20 Dec. d8/5 The Carr project included: Total restoration of the Willard's..public rooms and the famous Peacock Alley.

1990 N.Y. Mag. 2 Apr. 6 a/2 Sunday brunch at the Waldorf-Astoria's Peacock Alley is so extensive that the buffet stretches out of the restaurant and into the lobby.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peacock alley
释义	Peacock Alleyn. Brit. /ˌpiːkɒk ˈali/, U.S. /ˈpiˌkɑk ˈæli/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: peacock n., alley n.¹ Etymology: < peacock n. + alley n.¹, so called because fashionable people promenaded there. U.S. The main corridor of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. Also occasionally: the main corridor or promenade in any similar hotel.Also used allusively. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > passage or corridor > [noun] > in an hotel Peacock Alley1904 1904 R. Hughes Real N.Y. iii. 52 This corridor, called ‘Peacock Alley’, was motley with people. 1925 E. Hungerford Story of Waldorf-Astoria vii. 139 The outstanding feature of this ground floor was a huge corridor—in after years to be known, somewhat irreverently, as ‘Peacock Alley’—which was to run practically the entire length of the building, parallel to Thirty-fourth Street. 1930 J. Dos Passos 42nd Parallel ii. 156 Seedy-respectable or Peacock Alley clothes. 1932 L. C. Douglas Forgive us our Trespasses x. 212 The peacock-alley of the hotel, stuffily scented, was daily, gravely, tallied off—for Joan. 1974 Washington Post 20 Dec. d8/5 The Carr project included: Total restoration of the Willard's..public rooms and the famous Peacock Alley. 1990 N.Y. Mag. 2 Apr. 6 a/2 Sunday brunch at the Waldorf-Astoria's Peacock Alley is so extensive that the buffet stretches out of the restaurant and into the lobby. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1904
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