| 单词 | peacock mottle |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspeacock mottle peacock mottle n. a kind of mottled pattern in wood, esp. mahogany, suggestive of the markings of peacock feathers. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > patch of colour > [noun] > mottle > arrangement or appearance spattling1611 mottling1839 mottle1858 peacock mottle1924 1924 G. O. Wheeler Old Eng. Furnit. (ed. 3) xii. 278 Another variety [of mottle in mahogany] was once termed peacock mottle from its supposed resemblance to the tail of that bird. 1968 Canad. Antiques Collector Aug. 24/2 Honeycomb or peacock mottle. This is a variety of figure remarkable for its fine appearance; it is associated almost entirely with the mahoganies. < as lemmas |
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