| 单词 | peacock throne |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspeacock throne peacock throne n. the former throne of the Mughal emperors of Delhi, subsequently in the possession of the Shahs of Persia (later Iran), being adorned with precious stones forming an expanded peacock's tail; (hence by metonymy, in form Peacock Throne) the rule or office of the former Shah of Iran (previously Persia); the Iranian monarchy. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > symbol of office or authority > regalia > [noun] > throne > specific peacock throne1742 musnud1763 gaddi1809 1742 J. Fraser Hist. Nadir Shah 220 The Particulars of what Nadir Shah carried away with him:..Utensils and Handles of Weapons set with Jewels, with the Peacock Throne, and nine others set with precious Stones. 1813 J. Forbes Oriental Mem. III. xxix. 84 The most superb article of this imperial spoil was the Tucht-Taoos, or peacock-throne, in which the expanded tail of the peacock, in its natural size, was imitated in jewellery. 1977 Listener 10 Mar. 316/1 The..success of Reza Pahlevi..in seizing the tottering Peacock Throne and imposing stability of a sort on what remained of the empire of Darius and Cyrus the Great. 1992 D. Pinckney High Cotton ix. 231 Feminists in chador or in the attire of the Peacock Throne's generals..raised the symbols of another misread revolution. < as lemmas |
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