peacock mottle
noun
A kind of mottled pattern in wood, especially mahogany, suggestive of the markings of peacock feathers.
Origin
1920s.
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- needlenose
- needle oiler
- needle ore
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- needle park
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- needle pointer
- needlepointer
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- needler
- needle rifle
- needle rock
- needle roller
- needle scar
- needle-sharing
- needle-sharp
- needle-shell