peacock - use in sentences

Possessives

  • tail: Hence, for example, the peacock's tail.
  • feather: The red color in the the peacock's feathers signifies his love of contemplation.
  • eye: It went up eleven foot or twelve foot high with these peacock's eyes all round and it was absolutely beautiful.

Converse of object

  • keep: It is considered unlucky to keep peacocks ' feathers in the house.
  • strut: Daniel Coonan's strutting peacock of a count, with a wonderful lisp, added to the hilarity.

Adjective modifier

  • small: Two strings of purple beads dangle down from the base of the brace to form a tail, ending in small peacocks ' feathers.
  • local: You may even be lucky enough to have a visit from one of the local peacocks.
  • rare: With greater luck, some of the angelic, rare white peacocks will do the same.
  • male: Increasingly windy later, strong to gale from the S. The male peacock was unable to go to roost in his usual tree.
  • white: It was Peter, dragging his quilt behind him like the tail of a white peacock.

Modifies a noun

  • herl: A peacock herl body would seem essential to the success of a grayling fly tied in traditional style.
  • quill: Good sources for peacock quills are bird sanctuaries, zoos, tackle shops, or craft centers.
  • waggler: I have opted for a standard straight peacock waggler with an orange tip.
  • feather: We have had a few peacock feathers around for many years; we used to buy them to play with our cats.
  • butterfly: BBC Nature notes Some peacock butterflies are on the wing.
  • tail: A peacock tail can stop a clock, can shock a room to silence.

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