peacock feathern.

Brit.

/ˈpiːkɒk fɛðə/, U.S.

/ˈpiˌkɑk ˌfɛðər/

Forms: see peacock n. and adj. and feather n.; also Scottish pre-1700 pako fedder.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: peacock n., feather n.

Etymology: < peacock n. + feather n. Compare peacock's feather n.

= peacock's feather n. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > plumes or feathers

ostrich feathera1400

peacock feather?a1425

plume1530

plumet1585

ostrich plume1613

plumery1795

white1867

ostrich tip1880

?a1425 Mandeville's Trav. (Egerton) (1889) 106 Made of gold and precious stanes and pacok [?a1425 Titus pecokes] fethers.

1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus ii. f. 15^v At a short but,..y^e Pecock fether doth seldome kepe vp y^e shaft eyther ryght or leuel.

1876 W. Thornbury Hist. & Legendary Ballads & Songs 127 Why, there's old Matteo's whelp I see, Sneering at Beppo's peacock feather.

1993 Clothes Show Feb. 66/3 As men and women become more equal at work, will women cease to be the decorative sex and men rediscover their peacock feathers?

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peacock feather
释义	peacock feathern. Brit. /ˈpiːkɒk fɛðə/, U.S. /ˈpiˌkɑk ˌfɛðər/ Forms: see peacock n. and adj. and feather n.; also Scottish pre-1700 pako fedder. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: peacock n., feather n. Etymology: < peacock n. + feather n. Compare peacock's feather n. = peacock's feather n. 1a. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > plumes or feathers ostrich feathera1400 peacock feather?a1425 plume1530 plumet1585 ostrich plume1613 plumery1795 white1867 ostrich tip1880 ?a1425 Mandeville's Trav. (Egerton) (1889) 106 Made of gold and precious stanes and pacok [?a1425 Titus pecokes] fethers. 1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus ii. f. 15^v At a short but,..y^e Pecock fether doth seldome kepe vp y^e shaft eyther ryght or leuel. 1876 W. Thornbury Hist. & Legendary Ballads & Songs 127 Why, there's old Matteo's whelp I see, Sneering at Beppo's peacock feather. 1993 Clothes Show Feb. 66/3 As men and women become more equal at work, will women cease to be the decorative sex and men rediscover their peacock feathers? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1425
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