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peacock


pea·cock

P0132800 (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.

peacock

(ˈpiːˌkɒk) n, pl -cocks or -cock1. (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 peafowl3. a vain strutting personvb4. to display (oneself) proudly5. 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)

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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Past participle: peacocked
Gerund: peacocking
Imperative
peacock
peacock
Present
I peacock
you peacock
he/she/it peacocks
we peacock
you peacock
they peacock
Preterite
I peacocked
you peacocked
he/she/it peacocked
we peacocked
you peacocked
they peacocked
Present Continuous
I am peacocking
you are peacocking
he/she/it is peacocking
we are peacocking
you are peacocking
they are peacocking
Present Perfect
I have peacocked
you have peacocked
he/she/it has peacocked
we have peacocked
you have peacocked
they have peacocked
Past Continuous
I was peacocking
you were peacocking
he/she/it was peacocking
we were peacocking
you were peacocking
they were peacocking
Past Perfect
I had peacocked
you had peacocked
he/she/it had peacocked
we had peacocked
you had peacocked
they had peacocked
Future
I will peacock
you will peacock
he/she/it will peacock
we will peacock
you will peacock
they will peacock
Future Perfect
I will have peacocked
you will have peacocked
he/she/it will have peacocked
we will have peacocked
you will have peacocked
they will have peacocked
Future Continuous
I will be peacocking
you will be peacocking
he/she/it will be peacocking
we will be peacocking
you will be peacocking
they will be peacocking
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been peacocking
you have been peacocking
he/she/it has been peacocking
we have been peacocking
you have been peacocking
they have been peacocking
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been peacocking
you will have been peacocking
he/she/it will have been peacocking
we will have been peacocking
you will have been peacocking
they will have been peacocking
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been peacocking
you had been peacocking
he/she/it had been peacocking
we had been peacocking
you had been peacocking
they had been peacocking
Conditional
I would peacock
you would peacock
he/she/it would peacock
we would peacock
you would peacock
they would peacock
Past Conditional
I would have peacocked
you would have peacocked
he/she/it would have peacocked
we would have peacocked
you would have peacocked
they would have peacocked
Thesaurus
Noun1.peacock - European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespotpeacock - European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespotInachis io, peacock butterflybrush-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 breastgenus Inachis, Inachis - a genus of Nymphalidae
2.peacock - male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spotsbird of Juno, peafowl - very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird

peacock

verbTo walk with exaggerated or unnatural motions expressive of self-importance or self-display:flounce, prance, strut, swagger, swank, swash.Informal: sashay.
Translations
孔雀

peacock

(ˈpiːkok) feminine ˈpeahen (-hen) noun a kind of large bird, the male of which is noted for its magnificent tail-feathers. 孔雀 孔雀

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(as) proud as a peacock

Proud to the point of arrogance, vanity, or boastfulness. Tom's been as proud as a peacock ever since he found out he came in top of the class—he hasn't missed a single opportunity to remind us. He looks like a total douchebag, strutting around the club proud as a peacock in his cheap suit and gold chains.See also: peacock, proud

*proud as a peacock

 and *vain as a peacockoverly proud; vain. (*Also: as ~.) Mike's been strutting around proud as a peacock since he won that award. I sometimes think Elizabeth must spend all day admiring herself in a mirror. She's as vain as a peacock.See also: peacock, proud

proud as a peacock

Having a very high opinion of oneself, filled with or showing excessive self-esteem. For example, She strutted about in her new outfit, proud as a peacock. This simile alludes to the male peacock, with its colorful tail that can be expanded like a fan, which has long symbolized vanity and pride. Chaucer used it in The Reeve's Tail: "As any peacock he was proud and gay." [1200s] See also: peacock, proud

proud as a peacock

Having an exceedingly high opinion of oneself—one’s dignity or one’s importance. The comparison to a peacock, believed to allude to its strutting gait, dates from the thirteenth century. Chaucer used the simile several times, and it has often been repeated. “The self-applauding bird the peacock” is how William Cowper described it (Truth, 1781).See also: peacock, proud

peacock


peacock

or

peafowl,

large bird of the genus Pavo, in the pheasantpheasant,
common name for some members of a family (Phasianidae) of henlike birds related to the grouse and including the Old World partridge, the peacock, various domestic and jungle fowls, and the true pheasants (genus Phasianus).
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 family, native to E Asia. There are two main species, the common (Pavo cristatus), and the Javanese (P. musticus) peacocks, both found in deep forest where they travel in small flocks. A third type, the Congo peacock, was discovered recently in Africa. Unusual peacocks are the Argus pheasant, with eyelike spots on its secondary flight feathers, and the white peacock, thought to be a mutation of the common peafowl. When the term peafowl is used, peacock then refers to the male of a species and peahen to the female. During courtship the crested male common peacock displays his elongated upper tail coverts—a magnificent green and gold erectile train adorned with blue-green "eyes"—before the duller-plumaged peahen. The peacock is well known as an ornamental bird, though it is quarrelsome and does not mix well with other domestic animals. The peacock figures in the Bible and in Greek and Roman myth, where it appears as the favorite bird of the goddess Hera, or Juno, and the bird was known to the pharaohs of Egypt and to 14th-century Europe, where it was roasted and served in its own plumage. Peafowl fly well despite their size, and roost in trees at night. Peacocks are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
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, subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Galliformes, family Phasianidae.

Peacock

The peacock, or male peafowl, is known in many lands as one of the most beautiful and exotic of all birds. Its train of long, shiny blue, green, and brown tail feathers can reach lengths of up to six feet. Its chest feathers startle the eye with their unusual, metallic shade of blue. Originally native to India, Sri Lanka, and Java, the bird is now found in zoos and gardens throughout the world. Traders brought this magnificent bird to the lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea during ancient times. The ancient Romans adopted the bird as a symbol of the immortality bestowed upon the empress after her death. The early Christians in their turn viewed the peacock as a symbol of the resurrection of Christ as well as the immortality of his followers.

The Peacock in Ancient Greece and Rome

The ancient Greeks declared the peacock sacred to the goddess Hera, the queen of all the gods. The Romans later claimed the bird as an emblem of the goddess Juno, Hera's Roman counterpart. The bird also came to stand for the apotheosis of the Roman empress after her death, that is, her transformation into an immortal goddess. (The emperor's apotheosis was symbolized by an eagle). When an empress died a peacock was released from the bonfire in which her body was to be burnt, symbolizing her transformation into a goddess. Peacocks can be found on Roman funeral art, an assertion that the dead rose again to eternal life.

The Peacock as a Jewish and Christian Symbol

The ancient Hebrews also used the peacock in their religious art. Although its exact meaning remains uncertain, experts suspect that the ancient Jews saw the peacock as a symbol of the afterlife.

Folklore dating back to ancient times asserted that the flesh of the peacock was not susceptible to decay, like that of all other animals. It was also widely believed that the bird yearly shed its gorgeous tail feathers, only to gain an even more brilliant train of feathers for the coming year. This folklore led the early Christians to adopt the peacock for their religious art. The yearly renewal of its feathers and the supposed preservation of its flesh made it a natural symbol of the Christian doctrine of the resurrection of the dead. The early Christians depicted the peacock in the Roman catacombs, the underground vaults where they buried their dead. The bird is also frequently represented in Byzantine church art.

This aura of sacredness clung to the peacock until the Middle Ages. In that era knights and squires took their oaths on the king's peacock. Indeed, "By the peacock" was a common exclamation in those days. Still today, when the pope rides in his processional chair, as he does on Easter Sunday, he is flanked by two chamberlains, carrying great fans of ostrich feathers onto which have been added the tips of peacock feathers.

Christian artists have also used the peacock and its feathers as an emblem of the glories of heaven. Sometime artists depicted angels with peacock feathers in their wings. The round "eye spots" in the bird's tail feathers have also been interpreted as the all-seeing eyes of the church.

Further Reading

Evans, E. P. Animal Symbolism in Ecclesiastical Architecture. 1896. Reprint. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1969. Hulme, F. Edward. The History, Principles and Practice of Symbolism in Chris- tian Art. 1891. Reprint. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1969. Ingersoll, Ernest. Birds in Legend, Fable and Folklore. 1923. Reprint. Detroit, MI: Singing Tree Press, 1968. Knapp, Justina. Christian Symbols and How to Use Them. 1935. Reprint. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1974. Lord, Priscilla Sawyer, and Daniel J. Foley. Easter Garland. 1963. Reprint. Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, 1999. Møller-Christensen, V., and K. E. Jordt Jørgensen. Encyclopedia of Bible Crea- tures. Philadelphia, PA: Fortress Press, 1965. Webber, F. R. Church Symbolism. 1938. Second edition, revised. Reprint. Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, 1992.

What does it mean when you dream about a peacock?

A beautiful bird of exquisite color and grace that seems to strut with pride and even with arrogance, the peacock may indicate that the dreamer is as “proud as a peacock” about some accomplishment and would like to “show off.”

Peacock

[′pē‚käk] (astronomy) Pavo

peacock

conceit personified. [Animal Symbolism: Hall, 239]See: Vanity

peacock

1. a male peafowl, having a crested head and a very large fanlike tail marked with blue and green eyelike spots 2. another name for peafowl

Peacock

Thomas Love. 1785--1866, English novelist and poet, noted for his satirical romances, including Headlong Hall (1816) and Nightmare Abbey (1818)

Peacock

(dreams)We have all heard the expression “as proud as a peacock.” Dreaming about this bird may be a symbolic conveying of beauty and pride. We all know that some pride may be a good thing, but too much pride is not so good. Consider all of the details of your dream and try to understand the message. Is the peacock in your dream beautiful and proud, yet unassuming, or is he noisily flaunting his beauty to all that are willing to look?

peacock


Related to peacock: Pavo cristatus
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  • verb
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Synonyms for peacock

verb to walk with exaggerated or unnatural motions expressive of self-importance or self-display

Synonyms

  • flounce
  • prance
  • strut
  • swagger
  • swank
  • swash
  • sashay

Synonyms for peacock

noun European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot

Synonyms

  • Inachis io
  • peacock butterfly

Related Words

  • brush-footed butterfly
  • four-footed butterfly
  • nymphalid
  • nymphalid butterfly
  • genus Inachis
  • Inachis

noun male peafowl

Related Words

  • bird of Juno
  • peafowl
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