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  • Order of the Peacock Angel — is the name of a Yazidi influenced secret society described in the 1961 book, Secret Societies Yesterday and Today (subsequently reissued as A History of Secret Societies). [1] The pseudonymous author, Arkon Daraul , describes encountering… …   Wikipedia

  • The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex —   …   Wikipedia

  • Peacock (Fabergé egg) — The Peacock egg is a jewelled and rock crystal Easter egg made by Dorofeiev under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1908 [http://andrejkoymasky.com/liv/fab/40/fab40.html Matt Andrej Koymasky Fabergé Peacock] ] , for… …   Wikipedia

  • Peacock —    The royal bird of Burma, whose splendid plumage symbolizes the sun (in Burmese legend, the kings are descended from the naymyo or the solar race ). Apeacock displaying its tail appeared on a white field in royal flags during the late Konbaung… …   Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)

  • Peacock — Pea cock (p[=e] k[o^]k ), n. [OE. pecok. Pea in this word is from AS. pe[ a], p[=a]wa, peacock, fr. L. pavo, prob. of Oriental origin; cf. Gr. taw s, taw^s, Per. t[=a]us, t[=a]wus, Ar. t[=a]w[=u]s. See {Cock} the bird.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The male of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Peacock butterfly — Peacock Pea cock (p[=e] k[o^]k ), n. [OE. pecok. Pea in this word is from AS. pe[ a], p[=a]wa, peacock, fr. L. pavo, prob. of Oriental origin; cf. Gr. taw s, taw^s, Per. t[=a]us, t[=a]wus, Ar. t[=a]w[=u]s. See {Cock} the bird.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Peacock fish — Peacock Pea cock (p[=e] k[o^]k ), n. [OE. pecok. Pea in this word is from AS. pe[ a], p[=a]wa, peacock, fr. L. pavo, prob. of Oriental origin; cf. Gr. taw s, taw^s, Per. t[=a]us, t[=a]wus, Ar. t[=a]w[=u]s. See {Cock} the bird.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Peacock pheasant — Peacock Pea cock (p[=e] k[o^]k ), n. [OE. pecok. Pea in this word is from AS. pe[ a], p[=a]wa, peacock, fr. L. pavo, prob. of Oriental origin; cf. Gr. taw s, taw^s, Per. t[=a]us, t[=a]wus, Ar. t[=a]w[=u]s. See {Cock} the bird.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Peacock Throne — Pea cock Throne A famous throne formerly of the kings of Delhi, India, but since 1739, when it was carried off by Nadir Shah, held by the shahs of Persia; so called from its bearing a fully expanded peacock s tail done in gems. [Webster 1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • peacock — peacockery, peacockism, n. peacockish, peacocky, adj. peacockishly, adv. peacockishness, n. /pee kok /, n., pl. peacocks, (esp. collectively) peacock. v. n. 1. the male of the peafowl distinguished by its long, erectile, greenish, iridescent tail …   Universalium

  • Peacock — /pee kok /, n. Thomas Love, 1785 1866, English poet and novelist. * * * Any of three species (family Phasianidae) of resplendent birds of open lowland forests. Blue, or Indian (Pavo cristatus), and green, or Javanese (P. muticus), peacock males… …   Universalium

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