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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pea•cock /ˈpiˌkɑk/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -cocks, (esp. when thought of as a group) -cock. - Birdsa male bird known for its long, erect, bright, shining tail feathers that are marked with eyelike spots and can be spread in a fan.
- one too interested in his or her appearance.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pea•cock (pē′kok′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cocks, ( [esp. collectively]) -cock. v. n. - Birdsthe male of the peafowl distinguished by its long, erectile, greenish, iridescent tail coverts that are brilliantly marked with ocellated spots and that can be spread in a fan.
- Birdsany peafowl.
- a vain, self-conscious person.
- (cap.) [Astron.]the constellation Pavo.
v.i. - to make a vainglorious display;
strut like a peacock.
- Latin pāvōn- pavo) + cok (Old English coc cock1)
- Middle English pecok, equivalent. to pe- (Old English pēa peafowl 1250–1300
pea′cock′ish, pea′cock′y, adj.
pea′cock′ish•ly, adv.
pea′cock′ish•ness, n.
Pea•cock (pē′kok′),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical Thomas Love, 1785–1866, English poet and novelist.
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