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a greenish blue.–pea´cock|blue´, adjective.
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pea´cock´like — pea|cock «PEE KOK», noun, plural cocks or (collectively) cock, verb. –n. 1. a large bird with beautiful green, blue, and gold feathers and a splendid train. The tail coverts of the male have spots like eyes on them and can be spread out and held… … Useful english dictionary
Pea|cock — «PEE KOK», noun, plural cocks or (collectively) cock, verb. –n. 1. a large bird with beautiful green, blue, and gold feathers and a splendid train. The tail coverts of the male have spots like eyes on them and can be spread out and held upright… … Useful english dictionary
pea|cock — «PEE KOK», noun, plural cocks or (collectively) cock, verb. –n. 1. a large bird with beautiful green, blue, and gold feathers and a splendid train. The tail coverts of the male have spots like eyes on them and can be spread out and held upright… … Useful english dictionary
pea·cock — /ˈpiːˌkɑːk/ noun, pl cocks [count] : a large male bird that has a very long bright blue and green tail that it can lift up and spread apart like a fan … Useful english dictionary
peacock blue — pea′cock blue′ n. a lustrous greenish blue • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
peacock-blue — adjective of bright greenish blue • Similar to: ↑chromatic * * * peaˈcock blueˈ noun The deep greenish blue of the peacock s neck (also adjective) • • • Main Entry: ↑peacock … Useful english dictionary
peacockblue — peacock blue n. A moderate to dark or strong greenish blue. peaʹcock blueʹ (pēʹkŏk blo͞oʹ) adj. * * * … Universalium
peacock — pea|cock [ˈpi:kɔk US ka:k] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: pea peacock (900 1000) (from Old English, from Latin pavo) + cock] a large bird, the male of which has long blue and green tail feathers that it can lift up and spread out … Dictionary of contemporary English
peacock — pea|cock [ pi,kak ] noun count a large brightly colored male bird with long blue green tail feathers that sometimes spread out and up. The female is called a peahen … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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