peacock mottle
noun
A kind of mottled pattern in wood, especially mahogany, suggestive of the markings of peacock feathers.
Origin
1920s.
- rising arch
- rising board
- rising butt
- rising damp
- rising diphthong
- rising fives
- rising floor
- rising front
- rising hinge
- rising line
- rising main
- rising-out
- rising rod
- rising sign
- rising star
- rising sun
- rising sun flag
- rising timber
- rising trot
- rising vote
- risk
- risk-adverse
- risk analysis
- risk assessment
- risk-averse