japanned peacock
noun
variants or japanned peafowl
: a peafowl which is usually considered a variety of the Indian peacock and in which the wings of the male are largely deep blue
Word History
Etymology
from past participle of japan entry 3; from the lustrous quality of the feathers
- left to rot in jail
- left to rot in jail/prison
- left to rot in prison
- left wing
- left, right, and centre
- left-bank
- left-brained
- left-center
- left-click
- left-clicked
- left-clicking
- left-clicks
- left-hand
- left-hand lady
- left-hand reverse bevel
- left-hand rope
- left-hand rule
- left-hand screw thread
- left-handed
- left-handed rope
- left-handedly
- left-handedness
- left-hander
- left-laid
- left-luggage office