PEACOCK THRONE

Meaning of PEACOCK THRONE in English

() A famous throne formerly of the kings of Delhi, India, but since 1739, when it was carried off by Nadir Shah, held by the shahs of Persia (later Iran); -- so called from its bearing a fully expanded peacock's tail done in gems.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

PEACOCK THRONE — add. ·- a famous throne formerly of the kings of delhi, india, but since 1739, when it was carried off …
Webster English vocab
PEACOCK THRONE — famous golden throne stolen from India by the Persians in 1739. Thereafter lost, it (and its reproductions) remained the symbol …
Britannica English vocabulary
THRONE — Chair of state set on a dais and often surmounted by a canopy, representing the power of the dignitary who …
Английский словарь Британика
PEACOCK — Any of three species (family Phasianidae) of resplendent birds of open lowland forests. Blue, or Indian ( Pavo cristatus ), …
Английский словарь Британика
THRONE — I. ˈthrōn noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, alteration (influenced by Latin thronus ) of trone, from Old French, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PEACOCK
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THRONE — (v. i.) To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne.
Английский словарь Webster
THRONE — (n.) Hence, sovereign power and dignity; also, the one who occupies a throne, or is invested with sovereign authority; an …
Английский словарь Webster
THRONE — ( v. i. ) To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THRONE — ( n. ) Hence, sovereign power and dignity; also, the one who occupies a throne, or is invested with sovereign …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THRONE — — throneless , adj. /throhn/ , n. , v. , throned, throning . n. 1. the chair or seat occupied …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PEACOCK
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THRONE — I. ˈthrōn noun Etymology: Middle English trone, throne, from Anglo-French trone, from Latin thronus, from Greek thronos — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PEACOCK
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THRONE — vt to place on a royal seat; to enthrone. 2. throne ·vi to be in, or sit upon, a throne; …
Webster English vocab
PEACOCK — noun in common usage, the species in general or collectively; a peafowl. 2. peacock ·noun the male of any pheasant …
Webster English vocab
THRONE — [throne] n [ME trone, throne, fr. OF trone, fr. L thronus, fr. Gk thronos--more at firm] (13c) 1 a: the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PEACOCK
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THRONE — chair of state set on a dais and often surmounted by a canopy, representing the power of the dignitary who …
Britannica English vocabulary
PEACOCK
Britannica English vocabulary
THRONE — throne BrE AmE θrəʊn AmE θroʊn ▷ throned θrəʊnd AmE θroʊnd ▷ thrones θrəʊnz AmE θroʊnz ▷ throning ˈθrəʊn ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PEACOCK — peacock, P~ BrE AmE ˈpiːk ɒk ˈpiː kɒk AmE ˈpiː kɑːk ▷ peacock|s s ▶ ˌ peacock ˈ blue ◂ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THRONE — / θrəʊn; NAmE θroʊn/ noun 1. [ C ] a special chair used by a king or queen to sit …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEACOCK
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THRONE — throne /θrəʊn $ θroʊn/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: trone , from Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PEACOCK — Peacock, Thomas Love BrE AmE (1785–1866) a British writer and poet who used ↑ satire (=a way of writing in …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PEACOCK
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THRONE — n. & v. --n. 1 a chair of State for a sovereign or bishop etc. 2 sovereign power (came to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PEACOCK
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THRONE — n. & v. n. 1 a chair of State for a sovereign or bishop etc. 2 sovereign power (came to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PEACOCK
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THRONE — n. & v. --n. 1. a chair of State for a sovereign or bishop etc. 2 sovereign power (came to …
Oxford English vocab
PEACOCK
Oxford English vocab
THRONE — ( thrones) 1. A throne is a decorative chair used by a king, queen, or emperor on important official occasions. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEACOCK — ( peacocks) A peacock is a large bird. The male has a very large tail covered with blue and green …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THRONE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES abdicate the throne ▪ The king was forced to abdicate the throne . accession to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PEACOCK — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN feather ▪ A vase full of peacock feathers smashed to the floor. ▪ After …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THRONE — [noun] [C] - the special chair used by a ruler, esp. a king or queen, or a decorated chair of …
Cambridge English vocab
PEACOCK — male, female peahen [noun] [C] - a large bird, the male of which has very long tail feathers which it …
Cambridge English vocab
THRONE — n. Chair of state set on a dais and often surmounted by a canopy, representing the power of the dignitary …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PEACOCK — n. Any of three species (family Phasianidae) of resplendent birds of open lowland forests. Blue, or Indian ( Pavo cristatus …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
THRONE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PEACOCK — noun Peacock is used before these nouns: ↑ feather
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
THRONE — n. 25B6; noun a golden throne : seat of state, royal seat. the tsar risked losing his throne : SOVEREIGN …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
THRONE — The Hebrew word so translated applies to any elevated seat occupied by a person in authority, whether a high priest, …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
THRONE — 1. сущ. 1) трон; престол to abdicate (from), give up a throne ≈ отречься от трона to ascend, mount, succeed …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PEACOCK — 1. сущ.; зоол. 1) павлин; самец павлина peacock feathers ≈ перья павлина He introduced himself as 'the leader' and strutted …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THRONE — throne.ogg 1. θrəʋn n 1. 1> трон; престол throne room - тронный зал throne address - тронная речь the power …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PEACOCK — peacock.ogg 1. ʹpi:kɒk n 1. зоол. 1> павлин ( Pavo cristatus ) 2> самец павлина 2. (Peacock) астр. Павлин ( …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PEACOCK — peacock сущ.; зоол.1) павлин; самец павлина peacock feathers — перья павлина He introduced himself as "the leader" and strutted up …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PEACOCK — 1. [ʹpi:kɒk] n 1. зоол. 1) павлин ( Pavo cristatus ) 2) самец павлина 2. (Peacock) астр. Павлин ( созвездие …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
THRONE — 1. θrəʋn n 1. 1> трон; престол throne room - тронный зал throne address - тронная речь the power behind …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PEACOCK — 1. ʹpi:kɒk n 1. зоол. 1> павлин ( Pavo cristatus ) 2> самец павлина 2. (Peacock) астр. Павлин ( созвездие …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
THRONE — 1. сущ. 1) трон; престол to abdicate (from), give up a throne — отречься от трона to ascend, mount, succeed …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PEACOCK — 1. сущ. ; зоол. 1) павлин; самец павлина peacock feathers — перья павлина He introduced himself as "the leader" and …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
THRONE — 1. сущ. 1) трон; престол to abdicate (from), give up a throne — отречься от трона to ascend, mount, succeed to a throne …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PEACOCK — 1. сущ.; зоол. 1) павлин; самец павлина peacock feathers — перья павлина He introduced himself as "the leader" and strutted up and down …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PEACOCK — 1. _n. 1> павлин 2> _attr. павлиний; proud as a peacock - спесивый; важный как павлин 2. _v. 1> важничать, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PEACOCK — 1. n. 1. павлин 2. attr. павлиний; proud as a peacock - спесивый; важный как павлин 2. v. 1. важничать, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PEACOCK — важничать, чваниться; задаваться важно расхаживать; позировать павлин (attr.) павлиний as vain as a peacock - надутый как индюк; важный, как павлин
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
THRONE — throne n AmE sl There she was sitting right on the throne three sheets in the wind Она сидела там …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
THRONE — 1. сущ. 1) трон; престол to abdicate (from), give up a throne ≈ отречься от трона to ascend, mount, succeed …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PEACOCK — 1. сущ.; зоол. 1) павлин; самец павлина peacock feathers ≈ перья павлина He introduced himself as 'the leader' and strutted …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

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