peacock

IPA: pˈikɑk

A male peafowl, especially Pavo cristatus, notable for its brilliant iridescently ocellated tail.
A peafowl (of the genus Pavo or Afropavo), either male or female.
A vainglorious person [from the 14th c.].
(entomology) Any of various Asian species of papilionid butterflies of the genus Papilio.
A surname transferred from the nickname.
A township in Lake County, Michigan, United States.
An unincorporated community in Stonewall County, Texas, United States.

(intransitive) To strut about proudly or haughtily.
(intransitive) To engage in peacocking, ostentatious dress or behaviour to impress women.

Examples of "peacock" in Sentences

Back to the table went the arrogant little peacock.
Actually I fail to find peacock or wastrel terms here.
The hill is already the perch of around two dozen peacocks.
The article is full of peacock phrases praising the subject.
Peacock gently mingle, allowing the tune to quietly glisten.
In Chapter 23 her betrothal to Olaf the Peacock is described.
They follow the peacock with the brightest feather and shun the wise owl.
In the mouth, it reveals a peacock's tail of flavours redolent of dried herbs.
George Peacock was the founder of axiomatic thinking in arithmetic and algebra.
The fabulous peacocks of men's fashion gather to preen and socialize at Neiman Marcus.