peahenn.

Brit.

/ˈpiːhɛn/, U.S.

/ˈpiˌhɛn/

Forms:

α. Middle English pohenne, Middle English–1500s pohen; N.E.D. (1904) also records a form Middle English poohenne.

β. Middle English–1500s pehen, Middle English–1500s pehenne, 1500s pehan, 1500s peighhenne, 1500s peyhen, 1500s–1600s payhen, 1500s– peahen, 1600s peahenne.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: po n.¹, hen n.¹, pea n.¹, peacock n.

Etymology: In α. forms < po n.¹ + hen n.¹ In β. forms < either pea n.¹ or pea- (in peacock n.) + hen n.¹ Compare earlier peacock n.

A female peafowl.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > [noun] > paro cristatus (peafowl) > female or peahen

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α.

c1350 Nominale (Cambr. Ee.4.20) in Trans. Philol. Soc. (1906) 23* Sigoyne pown et powe, Storke pecok and pohenne.

c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xii. 240 Þe pekok & þe pohenne [c1450 Rawl. pohen] proude riche men þei bitokneth.

tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) i. 631 (MED) The pohen ek excusid, if me sette Another hen or [read: her] eyron forth to brynge, Wol legge in on yeer thries dew as dette.

a1529 J. Skelton Agaynst Comely Coystrowne in J. Scattergood Compl. Eng. Poems (1983) 41 As proud a pohen as ye sprede.

β. c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Trin. Cambr. B.15.17) (1975) B. xii. 240 Þe pekok & þe Pehen. Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 390 Pe-henne, pavona.?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xlix All clouen foted foule woll syt but thre wekes, except a peyhen.1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Eiii^v/2 A Pehen, paua.1601 H. Clapham Ælohim-triune sig. B3 The Peahen addes an heate vnto her egges: Anone peeps forth a chirping little-one.1668 J. Dryden Sr Martin Mar-all iv. 40 This is nothing to what Bills you'l have when she's brought to Bed..then cram'd Capons, Pea-hens, Chickens in the grease, Potrages, and Frigacies.1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. 52 The Green Lane..that runs by the side of the wood-house and poultry-yard, where I keep my bantams, pheasants, and pea-hens, which generally engage my notice twice a-day.1789 W. Jones Sacontala iii. 61 The peahen, oppressed by the summer heat, is refreshed by a soft gale and a gentle shower.1845 B. Disraeli Sybil II. iii. viii. 114 His daughters who tossed their heads like pea-hens—Lady Joan and Lady Maud.1874 Chambers's Encycl. VII. 341/1 The Peahen is much smaller than the male bird, has no train, and is of dull plumage, mostly brownish.1901 A. Lang Violet Fairy Bk. 51 Nine golden peahens flew swiftly through the air, and while eight alighted upon the boughs laden with fruit, the ninth fluttered to the ground.1957 F. O'Connor Let. 1 June in Habit of Being (1979) 223 I have one peahen setting and one chicken setting on four peafowl eggs.1992 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 25 June 56/1 Esther Freud's description of the girls' short-lived peahen is witty and curious rather than sentimental.

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

单词	peahen
释义	peahenn. Brit. /ˈpiːhɛn/, U.S. /ˈpiˌhɛn/ Forms: α. Middle English pohenne, Middle English–1500s pohen; N.E.D. (1904) also records a form Middle English poohenne. β. Middle English–1500s pehen, Middle English–1500s pehenne, 1500s pehan, 1500s peighhenne, 1500s peyhen, 1500s–1600s payhen, 1500s– peahen, 1600s peahenne. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: po n.¹, hen n.¹, pea n.¹, peacock n. Etymology: In α. forms < po n.¹ + hen n.¹ In β. forms < either pea n.¹ or pea- (in peacock n.) + hen n.¹ Compare earlier peacock n. A female peafowl. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > [noun] > paro cristatus (peafowl) > female or peahen peahenc1350 α. c1350 Nominale (Cambr. Ee.4.20) in Trans. Philol. Soc. (1906) 23* Sigoyne pown et powe, Storke pecok and pohenne. c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xii. 240 Þe pekok & þe pohenne [c1450 Rawl. pohen] proude riche men þei bitokneth. tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) i. 631 (MED) The pohen ek excusid, if me sette Another hen or [read: her] eyron forth to brynge, Wol legge in on yeer thries dew as dette. a1529 J. Skelton Agaynst Comely Coystrowne in J. Scattergood Compl. Eng. Poems (1983) 41 As proud a pohen as ye sprede. β. c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Trin. Cambr. B.15.17) (1975) B. xii. 240 Þe pekok & þe Pehen. Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 390 Pe-henne, pavona.?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xlix All clouen foted foule woll syt but thre wekes, except a peyhen.1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Eiii^v/2 A Pehen, paua.1601 H. Clapham Ælohim-triune sig. B3 The Peahen addes an heate vnto her egges: Anone peeps forth a chirping little-one.1668 J. Dryden Sr Martin Mar-all iv. 40 This is nothing to what Bills you'l have when she's brought to Bed..then cram'd Capons, Pea-hens, Chickens in the grease, Potrages, and Frigacies.1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. 52 The Green Lane..that runs by the side of the wood-house and poultry-yard, where I keep my bantams, pheasants, and pea-hens, which generally engage my notice twice a-day.1789 W. Jones Sacontala iii. 61 The peahen, oppressed by the summer heat, is refreshed by a soft gale and a gentle shower.1845 B. Disraeli Sybil II. iii. viii. 114 His daughters who tossed their heads like pea-hens—Lady Joan and Lady Maud.1874 Chambers's Encycl. VII. 341/1 The Peahen is much smaller than the male bird, has no train, and is of dull plumage, mostly brownish.1901 A. Lang Violet Fairy Bk. 51 Nine golden peahens flew swiftly through the air, and while eight alighted upon the boughs laden with fruit, the ninth fluttered to the ground.1957 F. O'Connor Let. 1 June in Habit of Being (1979) 223 I have one peahen setting and one chicken setting on four peafowl eggs.1992 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 25 June 56/1 Esther Freud's description of the girls' short-lived peahen is witty and curious rather than sentimental. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1350
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