Emily Dickinson Lexicon

peacock (-'s), n. [ME pê- < OE péa + OE cocc.] (webplay: feather).

1. Large fowl with richly colored tail feathers.
2. Meadow; garden; landscape of brightly colored spring flowers.
3. Fan of iridescence; [fig.] sunset; the sun as it sinks toward the horizon in the evening.