Pavonated
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpæv.ə.neɪ.tɪd/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Pavonated is an adjective meaning (dated, poetic or sciences) Colored like the neck of a peacock: peacock blue.
Meaning
(dated, poetic or sciences) Colored like the neck of a peacock: peacock blue.
Example Sentences
2181 Very dark copper red, slightly pavonated Copper Pyrites, in Quartz; from Freiberg. 2182 Very beautifully pavonated Copper Pyrites, with traversing slips of Siderocalcite; from Grosskamsdorf.
She guided me into a courtyard whose thrumming intensity of blue could only have been created by a fusion of hyacinthine and pavonated cobalt exalted by lapis. This hot blue kingdom was planted with orange trees heavy with fruit.
The icebergs glowed different shades of blue: turquoise, cerulean, azure, pavonated, sapphire, ultramarine. When our Zodiac stopped to allow people to take photographs I just stared at the surreal magnificence of that glittering blue[…]
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pavonian, purpureal, purpurous, purpurated, paeonic, papelonny.
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