peacock-featheredadj.

Brit.

/ˈpiːkɒkˌfɛðəd/, U.S.

/ˈpiˌkɑkˌfɛðərd/

Forms: see peacock n. and adj. and feathered adj.

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

Etymology: < peacock n. + feathered adj.

Adorned or fitted with peacock feathers; (figurative) showy, gorgeous.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [adjective] > ornamented with plumes or feathers

peacock-feathered1429

plumeda1529

well-plumed1575

beplumed1582

plumy-crested1598

emplumed1622

feathered1624

plumy1631

befeathered1635

ostrich-plumed1883

1429 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1836) I. 420 Pakok fedird arows.

1442 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1855) II. 85 (MED) Thomæ Hirste..arcum meum cum le grene batt et vij sagittas pacockfederde.

1845 R. S. Surtees Hillingdon Hall II. xxv. 176 Adjusting his peacock-feathered cap before the mirror.

1896 Westm. Gaz. 16 Nov. 2/1 The famous peacock-feathered cap began to show above the floor of the platform.

1928 Mod. Lang. Notes 43 176 Skeat, in his volume of Notes to the Canterbury Tales, gives a number of parallel references to the peacock-feathered shafts.

1999 A. K. Ramanujan Coll. Poems 35 Tomorrow's crowfoot eyes and the theory of a peacock-feathered future.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peacock-feathered
释义	peacock-featheredadj. Brit. /ˈpiːkɒkˌfɛðəd/, U.S. /ˈpiˌkɑkˌfɛðərd/ Forms: see peacock n. and adj. and feathered adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: peacock n., feathered adj. Etymology: < peacock n. + feathered adj. Adorned or fitted with peacock feathers; (figurative) showy, gorgeous. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [adjective] > ornamented with plumes or feathers peacock-feathered1429 plumeda1529 well-plumed1575 beplumed1582 plumy-crested1598 emplumed1622 feathered1624 plumy1631 befeathered1635 ostrich-plumed1883 1429 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1836) I. 420 Pakok fedird arows. 1442 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1855) II. 85 (MED) Thomæ Hirste..arcum meum cum le grene batt et vij sagittas pacockfederde. 1845 R. S. Surtees Hillingdon Hall II. xxv. 176 Adjusting his peacock-feathered cap before the mirror. 1896 Westm. Gaz. 16 Nov. 2/1 The famous peacock-feathered cap began to show above the floor of the platform. 1928 Mod. Lang. Notes 43 176 Skeat, in his volume of Notes to the Canterbury Tales, gives a number of parallel references to the peacock-feathered shafts. 1999 A. K. Ramanujan Coll. Poems 35 Tomorrow's crowfoot eyes and the theory of a peacock-feathered future. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1429
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