How To Use Peacock In A Sentence

He had chasubles, also, of amber-coloured silk, and blue silk and gold brocade, and yellow silk damask and cloth of gold, figured with representations of the Passion and Crucifixion of Christ, and embroidered with lions and peacocks and other emblems; dalmatics of white satin and pink silk damask, decorated with tulips and dolphins and fleurs-de-lis; altar frontals of crimson velvet and blue linen; and many corporals, chalice-veils, and sudaria. The Picture of Dorian Gray
Morphing "spacesuit" can adjust on astronaut's body to ensure perfect fit The 4-mm long 'peacock spider' and its mating ritual to attract a mate Walking while talking on cell phone risky for older people: Study LONDON - India has urged Western countries to stop eating beef in order to cut greenhouse emissions. Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7
Male peacocks have beautiful plumage.
I've got a peacock-green number, a black thing with loads of diamanté, and a shiny silver one with a dangerously low neckline.
Though the argus pheasant is not as colorful as its relatives the peacock and the palawock pheasant, it is still an interesting looking bird.

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Remember that you're like a peacock on show, so puff your chest up as much as you can, try to keep your forearms just above stomach height so that your bi and triceps are slightly defined.
I wrote saying that peacocks were a very good thing, and that wild ones were spreading across Somerset.
fireworks, Fourth of July, United States, Independence Day Peacock Feather/Dragonfly: Pyrotechnicians agree that the blue-violet shades of this peacock feather are the most challenging to formulate.
Says Brett Crawford, president of All Star, There's been a growing market in peacock bass fishing, and those anglers need travel rods that can sling heavy baits. Have Rod, Will Travel
The order mammalia is the resultant of a primary sex-distinction developed by natural selection; but the gorgeous plumage of the peacock's tail is a secondary sex-distinction developed by sexual selection. Women and Economics: A Study of the Economic Relation Between Men and Women as a Factor in Social Evolution
Not truly living in the present moment and later regretting is like closing your eyes when a peacock is dancing, only to want to see it dance once it is gone. RVM
She added something should be done to protect the remaining bird, and offered any help necessary to ensure a future for peacocks and peahens in the gardens.
The bas-reliefs on this low screen are groups of peacocks and lions, two face to face on each panel, rich and fantastic beyond description, though not expressive of very accurate knowledge either of leonine or pavonine forms. Stones of Venice [introductions]
Mrs. Peacock Will my right hon. and learned Friend confirm that in the 1980s manufacturing output rose by31 percent?
They know what life and sentiment they need in deed, they could strive for their future, but they shouldn't give up themselves for some peacockery.
Darwin considered the peacock's tail to be an example of sexual selection, that is, the peahen prefers the more colourful peacock tails, so evolution favours more colourful tails. Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
In springtime the display of the peacocks ' plumage is a very worthy sight, so I hope steps may be taken to increase their number.
a figurative kind, as the word peacock, and furthermore the allusion to Nicholas's nose, which was not intended to be taken in its literal sense, but rather to bear a latitude of construction according to the fancy of the hearers. Nicholas Nickleby
The fish was taken, it's said, from Loch Ken by the gamekeeper on a peacock herl tied on a hook.
Peacocks use their beautiful tails to attract mates.
In the midst of discussing their newly made plans in May 2001, in the back of a New Delhi cab, Deon spotted a street sign with the word, MOR (meaning peacock in Hindi).
As a non-specialist in both science and philosophy, I found Arthur Peacocke's treatment of time very helpful - he sees God's relation to time as dipolar - God transcends and gives existence to time, but also interacts with created time, and does not know the future, except through probabilities, as it does not yet exist I am paraphrasing - probably poorly - as I do not have the text here with me. God and Time
The New Yorker essayist George Plimpton also remembered that invasion of the Harlem peacocks in their enormous purple Cadillacs: "I'd never seen crowds as fancy, especially the men – felt hatbands and feathered capes, and the stilted shoes, the heels like polished ebony, and many smoking stuff in odd meerschaum pipes. The night Muhammad Ali's legend was reborn – and the party that followed
The peacock is displaying its fine tail feathers.
Peacocks, and peahen's eggs, were likewise in demand for their rarity more than their quality.
But it is still elegant and compleat, and Mama found room to underline or make comments in her copperplate handwriting, using peacock-blue fountain pen ink in delicate lines. Archive 2010-01-01
Instead of bouquets, I had each of them carry matching clutches adorned with calla lilies and peacock feathers—they were elegant, unique, and completely unexpected. My Fair Wedding
The peacock, together with a peahen, flew into Peasehill Close last July and quickly took to roosting on the tops of greenhouses and garages.
For instance, male peacocks not only have a long tail, but they are brightly colored and have eye spots, a crest on their head, spurs on their feet, and a mating call.
A muster of peacocks sang out an alarm call and all the deer around the lake ran for cover.
Bird feathers used in mate attraction may form huge crests, ruffs, or tails: the male peacock tail is a case in point.
He casts the royal coachman - white wings and russet hackle, pheasant tippits and peacock herl - to feign the nymph and summon rainbows from a shadow world.
She liked Hogg and loved Leigh Hunt, but Peacock was uncongenial to her. Biography in the DNB
The peacock displayed its fine tail feathers when it noticed any gay colours.
At the beginning of the eighteenth century, Johann Mattheson, the great, stunningly eloquent peacock of Baroque musical literature, was in no doubt that the chalumeau the forerunner of the clarinet – with its “rather howling sound”, was not an appropriate instrument to be heard in sophisticated entertainments. Archive 2009-04-01
There appeared to be an unusual number of peacocks about the place, and I was making some remarks upon what I termed a flock of them that were basking under a sunny wall, when I was gently corrected in my phraseology by Master The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon
II animals: monkey, pangolin, giant squirrel, otters, large Viverra, sambar, birds of prey, silver pheasant, peacock pythonsteindachneri, python s, etc. 12.
The entrance is crowned with a bas-relief depicting a deer, peacock, some other birds and a rider in the middle who strikes the lion.
Confidence and peacockery can be entertaining as long as you know and are consistently reminded of where the focal point is—or, in this case, Who it is. April 2008
It was a deep peacock turquoise velvet cheongsam, with a tiny, hairy-trimmed angora cardigan to go over the top.
Clark, the nation's third-leading scorer, had seven points in keying a decisive 12-0 run that put the Peacocks up 21-9 with 11: 07 left in the first half. USATODAY.com - Scores
I was making some remarks upon what I termed a flock of them, that were basking under a sunny wall, when I was gently corrected in my phraseology by Master Simon, who told me that, according to the most ancient and approved treatise on hunting, I must say a MUSTER of peacocks. Old Christmas
From the Texas Bigfoot Conference in Jefferson, Texas, he reports: Drawing on interviews with dozens of eye-witnesses, [Sasquatch expert Dr. Henner] Fahrenbach went on to say that Bigfoot's diet is rich in mussels, clams, peacocks, and the "hindquarter" of deer. Feeds4all documents in category 'SEO'
The peacock displayed its fine tail feathers when it noticed any gay colours.
Peacocks and pixels, cassowaries and high couture meet in this eccentric celebration of pattern, texture and shape. Times, Sunday Times
Chinese family chronical "Peacock" (Kong Que) by Gu Changwei. ANC Daily News Briefing
One of La Blanche's little quadroon boys - half naked too - stood fanning the child slowly with a fan of peacock feathers.
They hope their words and deeds can cause the attention of other, peacockish , egocentric, ego abandon, often react to trifling bagatelle mood too intense, sometimes for no reason gets angry.
The Shah of Iran has toppled from the Peacock Throne -- which was supposed to last an eternity, give or take a few days. Blame the Media
The peacock spreads his splendid tail.
The extravagant plumage of peacocks contrasts with the drabness of peahens.
In nature, the scenester always migrates to urban areas, and, much like the peacock, delights in showing off its plumage. Globe and Mail
They took pictures of displaying peacocks to count the number of ocelli, and captured them to measure tail length.
a peacock-blue tie, white collar, and a snowy white solah helmet. Plain Tales from the Hills
These include reimagined versions of the portrait bust, such as Jonathan Baldock's salt-dough heads decorated with cloth and hair (echoing the vaguely tribal sensibility of Ryan Mosley's paintings, with which they share a gallery) and Steven Claydon's mock-heroic demagogue, subverted by the peacock feather over one eye and the fact that the patina on the coppered surface was achieved by urinating on the sculpture. The State of Young Art in Britain
Dark, dandyish, dashing, brooding – it combined an extraordinary mixture of male arrogance and almost feminine beauty, emphasised by vivid clothes, peacock hairstyles and smouldering glances. Thomas Lawrence: The new romantic – review
Intoxicated by the accolades, he changed his gait and began to sway like a peacock with his flamboyant suede chieftaincy regalia contributing to the glamour. July « 2009 « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground
Percy the Peacock's luxuriantly highlighted and coiffured barnet is his pride and joy. Because You`re Worth It ...
Male peacocks shed and re-grow tail feathers each year.
China pugs guarded the hearth; a brass sunflower smiled from the top of either andiron, and a brass peacock spread its tail before them inside a high filigree fender; on one side was a coalhod in 'repousse' brass, and on the other a wrought iron wood-basket. A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 1
They are supported by patinated bronze bases formed as peacock feathers inset with lustred favrille glass balls.
Soon I was looking at vivid red sponges in the overhangs at the base of the reef, along with peacock worms and the squirrelfish which have successfully invaded the eastern Mediterranean from the Red Sea via the Suez Canal.
Twist peacock herl ends and wind on in front of hackle to form a neat head.
Pheasants, peafowl, argus pheasants, peacock pheasants, and jungle fowl (ancestor of the domestic chicken) are all related.
Its colors and streaming feathers are gorgeous with iridian sheen, combining the splendors of the pheasant and the peacock. The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji
On my arrival at the wildlife conservation center, I was greeted by a muster of peacocks and peahens.
Both sons are strutting peacocks, vain and confident.
Mrs. Peacock Will my right hon. and learned Friend confirm that in the 1980s manufacturing output rose by31 percent?
Aren't we having the time of our life?" exclaimed Rosamond, as she peacocked about, gazing over her shoulder at her long court train. Patty in Paris
The landscaped gardens are complemented by eastern temples, Nepalese pagodas and roaming peacocks.
The microscopist will keep your weight up; Pops and I will be fine on our own, with the roaming peacocks and rainwater collecting in the rusting satellite dish. Florida
le paon du jour is a peacock butterfly le vulcain is a red admiral la vanesse petite tortue is a tortoiseshell la piéride = pierid Faux amis - French Word-A-Day
They were, respectively, "Doc" Curfoot -- suave haunter of Peacock Alley and gentleman "capper" -- whom Brandes introduced as the celebrated specialist, Doctor Elbert Curfoot -- and Captain Harman The Dark Star
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It is covered in perforated nova suede, screen-printed with a glorious peacock pattern on the back. Times, Sunday Times
It was a conventional shirtwaister but of soft silk, with a swirling pattern of peacock greens, golds and blue. Death of a Scriptwriter
a swan, or imagines that what they call a Friesland hen excels a peacock. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IV (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland II
I also carry a good selection of straight peacock wagglers for fishing further out and when there is not much flow in Winter.
chesty as a peacock
The ads for the top-selling U.S. brand, from longtime agency DDB, cite as the brand's primary attribute its "drinkability" -- that is, "consumers telling us that we're kind of the perfect balance among the major light beers -- not too watered down but also not as harsh or heavy with an aftertaste," Mr. Peacock said. Advertising Age - Homepage
As the youngest member of the cast, Peacocke-who is a Crimson arts comper-definitely holds her own, as she effortlessly conveys Lulu's complexity by highlighting the character's youthful innocence and desire to be mature. The Harvard Crimson :: News
April 3rd, 2007 at 2: 26 am so beutiful peacock is my faviriout animal but i ll rather choose the beutiful green enrald peacock becus its me faviriout Black Woman White Skin
She was, like the rest of her kind, very "tubby," being as broad as the _Peacock_, though 10 feet shorter on deck. The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans
Four natural peacock herls are also used to form the back and head.
He was as proud as a peacock when he passed his driving test at the first attempt.
� HILLARD: � One street over, resident Valerie Goodman says the peacock calls interrupt her business calls. S. California Neighbors Cry Fowl Over Peacocks
We're just peacocks flaunting our tail feathers.
The peacocks cause considerable disturbance with their raucous cries, which usually begin at around 4am.
The peacock is an emblem of pride; when he struts, and shows his fine feathers, Solomon in all his glory is not arrayed like him. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)
You may often see the Turkeys, Pheasants, Peacocks, and other birds of this Hen-family, scratching up the gravel; and you know, I daresay, that grain-eating birds have a little mill inside them called a gizzard, which grinds their food for them. Twilight and Dawn Simple Talks on the Six Days of Creation
There is another muster of peacocks living not far from me.
As we walked through dense patches of devil's bit scabious, scores of peacock butterflies – sometimes two to a flower head – rose and fluttered around us. Country diary: Durham coast
Imported birds such as exotic pheasants, parrots and peacocks were very popular and were kept in aviaries to be bred or shown to important visitors.
You would think that confronted with such an open-and-shut case of missed opportunities, Peacock would immediately comply with Parks's request.
Here there is a sixteenth-century white-washed country house or quinta, whose monumental outside staircase and onion-shaped cupolas are covered with peacock-blue tiles. The Education of a Gardener
The brown female peacock, known as a peahen, has been on the loose in north Edmonton for the past couple days after escaping from her owner's home. CTV News RSS Feed
The dress was made to reach right down to the ankles, in deference to Lady Hayes's ideas of propriety, and Darsie felt prodigiously fine and grown-up as she peacocked about before the long glass of her bedroom wardrobe on the day of the garden-party itself. A College Girl
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I am not giving away any trade secrets when I tell you that we have tapes of practically every food, natural or synthetic, that has ever been eaten by mankind - right back to exotic items that you've never heard of, like fried squid, locusts in honey, peacocks 'tongues, Venu - sian polypod .... The Wind from The Sun
His speech is also sublimely simple, in marked contrast to the verbal peacockery of those around him. Times, Sunday Times
This, the squire confessed, with some little hesitation, was a pheasant pie, though a peacock pie was certainly the most authentical; but there had been such a mortality among the peacocks this season, that he could not prevail upon himself to have one killed. 33 33 The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon
A peacock butterfly rests on a blossom in bright sunshine Sunday , in Kloten, Switzerland.
The key figure in the negotiations was Peter Peacock, who was convener of Highland Council from 1995 to 1999.
For example, several species of birds such as bowerbirds, widowbirds, cock-of-the-rocks, birds of paradise, peacock-pheasants, and manakins build or clear courts used as arenas during elaborate courtship displays to females.
In the nature, most male animal ratio pantheress animals are all beautiful, for example the Cape of the" mane" hair, hart and the rich in hues feather of the male peacock of the male lion.
This center was balanced on either side by images of the deaths of a peacock and a bull.
Something began to scream at us harshly, and then we saw it was a peacock, like a displaced king, perched on the battered wall surrounding.
She looked lovingly at the muster of peacocks and gushed, beguilingly: “Aren't they beautiful!”
Peacocks strutted about the vast hall, displaying fine plumage and lustrous silks to everyone in the room.
We managed to get peeks of banded pipefish, and a peacock flounder at the aptly named Blue Ridge.
Man and morality, however, disappearing at intervals, the acanthine capitals have a kind of later Venetian beauty about them, as the Venetian birds also, the conventional peacocks, or birds wholly of fantasy, amid the long fantastic foliage. Miscellaneous Studies; a series of essays
Teddy boys, perhaps, or punks, but there was always something silly and peacocky about them, which isn't something you can say about the skins, whose look was built for what used to be called bovver. Alexis Petridis: Skinhead style
a fusewire blown in peacock spark, we've danced on quarks in danger's zone, and now embark for fields unknown to stride alone, without his ark. Archive 2009-07-01
A final goal was to determine if the grey peacock pheasant is a pheasant or a peafowl.
Mrs. Peacock Will my right hon. and learned Friend confirm that in the 1980s manufacturing output rose by31 percent?
The peacock displayed its fine tail feathers.
If female peacocks are peahens, shouldn't female cockroaches be henroaches?
Also in residence are peacocks, budgerigars, chickens, iguanas, pigs, sheep, goats, a boa constrictor and a tarantula that was brought to the home by a businessman in a helicopter.
a peacock with spread wings, a fish, cuckoo, scorpion, a child's doll, a sieve, a pattern of Sita's cookroom and representations of all female ornaments. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II
Provider of the peacock and the owl,438 Nur al-Din rose from the séance and stood upon his feet, because the darkness was now fallen and the stars shone out; whereupon quoth the damsel to him, The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
(And you peacocked it out with that feather boa and everything!) Cracked: All Posts
The peacock began to boast about its beautiful feathers and laugh at the crane.
the peacock's fanned tail
Among a sea of peely-wally politicians at their HQ on Edinburgh's George IV Bridge Tommy stands out like a peacock among penguins.
_ -- The Peacock Harl -- dubbed with ruddy peacock's harl, warped with green silk, and a red cock's hackle over that. The Teesdale Angler
It should be noted that a peacock is a male peafowl and a peahen is a female peafowl.
Amid in a piece of photograph, the muscle that this convict that claims faction head is gotten is bearing fruit in play the peacock.
Wildlife and livestock also suffered -- in Uttar Pradesh, for example, dozens of peacocks were reported dead due to dehydration at a forest reserve.
The crushed velvet of cockscomb provided the peacock's comb. Suzy Bales: Too Much Zucchini
Here Cooney calls Peter Osgood "pavonine", which my dictionary tells me means "of or resembling a peacock". Chelsea players and my vocabulary
Garlands of lamps looped the arcades leading into the Place de la Carrière, peacock-coloured fires flared from the Arch of Fighting France
The peacock-blue gown she wore was opulently oversewn with pearls. Ship Of Destiny
At Prestonfield you watch peacocks strut around manicured lawns before retiring to amazing stuccoed rooms.
The lion shares the forest with the leopard, the chital, the jackal, the wild boar, the peacock and the Maldharis, local herdsmen who have co-existed with the lions inside the forest.
When in motion, a kaleidoscope is produced which would make a peacock envious. The Folkloric Ballet (Ballet Folklórico) of Guadalajara, Mexico
The comic writers of the town, when they had got hold of this story, made much of it, and bespattered him with all the ribaldry they could invent, charging him falsely with the wife of Menippus, one who was his friend and served as lieutenant under him in the wars; and with the birds kept by Pyrilampes, an acquaintance of Pericles, who, they pretended, used to give presents of peacocks to Pericles female friends. Pericles
Not wulfenite and peacock coal and hornblende, they’re not. The Night Of the Solstice
He's dressed in his best blankets an 'leggin's; an' his feathers an 'gay colours makes him a overwhelmin' match for peacocks. Wolfville Nights
And he hath a crest of feathers upon his head more great than the peacock hath; and is neck his yellow after colour of an oriel that is a stone well shining, and his beak is coloured blue as ind; and his wings be of purple colour, and his tail is barred overthwart with green and yellow and red. The Travels of Sir John Mandeville
CONSTRUCTION company FE Peacock has 'retrofitted' an existing bungalow with energy-saving technologies. Peterborough Today - News Feed
A peacock's sharp wail pierced the music.
They went back to the refuge of their hole happy, for they had seen a few peacocks, a few koels and a flock of doves.
To determine whether the grey peacock belongs with the partridges or peafowl, more data are necessary.
It had a thin plumed mane of red and black across the top of the helmet fanning out like the feathers of a peacock.
His first gift, brought the week following, when the buds of the maples and alders had gone from a button-like solidity to the particulate leafiness of tiny cabbages, was a cloisonné pendant in the form of a peacock, the spread tail a fan in whose center the neck and body of shimmering blue stood out against the proud spread of green feathers eyed in yellow and black. It Happened at Elsinore
Marian Evans with her long, weird, dreamy face; Lewes, with his big brow and keen thoughtful eyes; Browning, pale and spruce, his eye like a skipper's cocked-up at the weather; Peacock, with his round, mellifluous speech of the old Greeks; David Gray, great-eyed and beautiful, like Shelley’s ghost; Lord Houghton, with his warm worldly smile and easy-fitting enthusiasm. The Idler Magazine, Vol III. May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly
The Queen gives an order to hold a royal celebration. The gleeful gold birds, the lucky peacocks with burny tail feather and vigorous Blue soldiers push the celebration to climax gradually.
I stayed with them in their base at Sukhum, a shabby old Soviet hotel with peacocks in the garden.
An arrangement of peacock feather tips decorated the top of the canopy, and white feather trimming cascaded down each of the columns into a pool of opalescent and white round glass ornaments resembling oversized pearls. My Fair Wedding
To get there you must climb a kilometre long flight of steps, now a deserted forest path frequented only by babbler birds, peacocks and monkeys.
Other birds which are grouped with the pheasant include peacock-pheasant and peafowl.
Also included is an impressive Indian multi-strand pearl and turquoise necklace, the front designed as a stylised peacock, which is estimated at $15,000-25,000, a cultured pearl and paste 'festoon' brooch which was a gift from the late Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Undefined
In his Pride reserved for peacocks, it is shown statant affronty with the tail feathers spread.
I met my first goldentail moray while free swimming between coral heads, and discovered a peacock flounder with its head in the sand.
Other kinds of folk dances are the sword dance and the colourful peacock dance.
Just beyond the bridge was a bird shop with a garden full of tall palms, and peacocks and pheasants in big cages.
Even the emperor's throne, the bejeweled peacock throne of Shah Jahan, was packed on elephants and carried away to Persia.
Cutting the tails of peacocks short prevents them from attracting peahens, but having a slightly larger tail than a rival does not make much difference, because the peahen cannot tell the difference. Why Frogs Don't Sing Like Sinatra
Wallace's hyperselectionism can be seen in his belief that every trait must have an adaptive purpose (owing to natural selection), a view that caused him to reject much of Darwin's theory of sexual selection, developed by Darwin to explain seemingly nonadaptive traits like the peacock's tail. Darwin and His Doppelgänger
The peacock fanned out its tail.
He made the gesture that Mrs. Frost called debonnaire -- read on for five minutes in silence, insisted on teaching his aunt the cause of the colours in peacock ores, compared them to a pigeon's neck, and talked of old Betty Gervas's tame pigeons; whence he proceeded to memories of the days that he and Mary had spent together, and asked which of their old haunts she had revisited. Dynevor Terrace: or, the clue of life — Volume 1
Now the son-in-law was a great hunter and that day he had killed and brought home a peacock; as he was leaving, the father said "My daughter, if your husband ever brings home a peacock I advise you to cook it with mowah oil cake; that makes it taste very nice. Folklore of the Santal Parganas
The latest versions are well tailored( often blended with Lycra), range in color from pastel pink to peacock blue, boast very exciting sleeve and neckline cuts and they don't cost $3.95.
Getting so close to nature can be unnerving, though, particularly if your bedroom overlooks the walled garden - home of the peacock and peahen.
Commander Cassis, Captain of USS Peacock, reporting to Washington, also praised Geary for his initiative and courage.
The peacock has fair feathers, but foul feet.
Forget your poncy, designer-chic country-house hotels - let's get back to period wainscoting, peacocks and proper gravel drives.
D. H. Lawrence expounds his philosophical ideas in all his works, but his first novel The White Peacock is the outset of his literary approach to philosophical problems.
Over the years, the temple has became a famous sanctuary for tigers, deer, boars, peacocks, fowl, gibbons and horses.
She struts peacock-like from one side of the stage to the other, gripping the pole like a chair-lift banister.
The latest versions are well tailored( often blended with Lycra), range in color from pastel pink to peacock blue, boast very exciting sleeve and neckline cuts and they don't cost $3.95.
I was specifically drawn to ink that came in peacock blue and a deep, chocolatey brown. All Things Girl » All Things Girl » Blog Archive » Got Ink?
The effect makes me think of a dark peacock which opens its tail feathers to reveal rich, vibrant colour.
The peacock has fair feathers, but foul feet.
Not truly living in the present moment and later regretting is like closing your eyes when a peacock is dancing, only to want to see it dance once it is gone. RVM
Try to be hyena happy with your life and peacock proud of your occupation.
Many of these are now rare in Thailand, including green peafowl Pavo muticus, red-headed vulture Torgos calvus, Kalij pheasant Lophura leucomelana, Burmese peacock-pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum, rufous-necked hornbill Aceros nipalensis and white-winged wooduck Cairina scutulata. Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand
Photo Gallery : Marine Marvels A male peacock mantis shrimp plies the seafloor off Papua New Guinea.
They are seen individually, so, "Ce SONT" is very appropriate and would be my choice. le paon du jour is a peacock butterfly le vulcain is a red admiral la (vanesse) petite tortue is a tortoiseshell la piéride = pierid Faux amis - French Word-A-Day
Elsewhere in the valley you might see other birds as fantastic as their names: gang-gangs, king parrots, satin bowerbirds, laughing kookaburras, and lyre-birds that dance in clearings with tails fanned out like peacocks.
They now knew that quicksilver was mercury, that red wulfenite, peacock coal, and hornblende were all minerals, that wild elephant’s ear, bladderwort, and stinking smut were plants, and that sunfish scales, flyclub, and phoenix feather were parts of animals. The Night Of the Solstice
In the previous volume of the absent classics, Folktales of the Bezai, the story recounted is a classically structured parable concerning a young boy who makes a deal with a malign tree to release the peacock trapped inside it. 2008 November « Tales from the Reading Room
The peacocks roost in nearby shrubs.
As a result, while human hair can look shiny clean, it can never achieve the brilliance and radiant coloration of a peacock's tail feather.
He casts the royal coachman - white wings and russet hackle, pheasant tippits and peacock herl - to feign the nymph and summon rainbows from a shadow world.
Sir Blaise peacocked over the lawn, delicate as Agag. The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel
Highland trees include peacock flower Albizzia gummifera, yellowwood Podocarpus latifolia, Hagenia abyssinica and sweet olive Olea chrysophylla. Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
He cites modern experiments which confirm the view expressed by some authorities in premedieval and medieval times that the flesh of a peacock is tough and needs to be hung and then given a prolonged cooking if it is to be edible. Languagehat.com: SWEETER/FATTER.
Peacocks strutted on the lawn.
I was making some remarks upon what I termed a flock of them, that were basking under a sunny wall, when I was gently corrected in my phraseology by Master Simon, who told me that, according to the most ancient and approved treatise on hunting, I must say a _muster_ of peacocks. Old Christmas From the Sketch Book of Washington Irving
Then John looks after the staggery; Henry works the coloured fountain; and Peter paints the peacocks 'tails. The Holiday Round
She has several cats and a dog who has adopted her but our greatest delight was discovering her pet peacock and peahens!
In a moment the demoness brought a shimmering peacock blue silk panty oversewn with a golden net. The Color of Her Panties
Elsewhere in the valley you might see other birds as fantastic as their names: gang-gangs, king parrots, satin bowerbirds, laughing kookaburras, and lyre-birds that dance in clearings with tails fanned out like peacocks.
On his head he wore a _petasus_ of hyacinthine hue, out of which sprang three peacock's feathers. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-05-05
Tie in silver oval tinsel under the hook, followed by peach wool tail and two peacock herls.
Endemic species include the okapi, aquatic genet, and the Congo peacock. Ecoregions of Congo, Democratic Republic of (WWF)
Forget your poncy, designer-chic country-house hotels - let's get back to period wainscoting, peacocks and proper gravel drives.
Probably for the first time ever, a peacock and peahen were sighted in a field adjacent to the wood in Gorterslin.
Viga-Styr, who had married Thorbjorg the daughter of Olaf Peacock, the son of Hoskuld, called Thorbjorg the Fat. Grettir the Strong, Icelandic Saga

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