10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PEACOCKERY»
Discover the use of
peacockery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
peacockery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Mallins Wood is home to the last surviving gorgon, and Col's mother, the gorgon's supernatural Companion, is determined to save it from encroaching development--even to the point of endangering Col and his best friend Connie, the most ...
If I were polled on the subject, I'd say "call me Mr.". Samuel Diamond Peacockery
in the Profession Tallahassee, Florida David Hittner's pained expression of
disappointment over or resentment of the Association's disapproval of the
appellation ...
3
The pill, pygmy chimps, and Degas' horse: the autobiography ...
Interlude: Peacockery. DIDN'T OWN LONG PANTS until my fifteenth birthday,
when I enrolled in the American College of Sofia. In Vienna, prior to the
Anschluss, we wore Lederhosen or other shorts from spring to autumn, and
knickerbockers ...
peacockery,. a. teen-age. Eisenhower. gets. to. run. the. store. Pierre Trudeau
tried to lead Canadians out of the jungle. but they wouldn V come. — Carleton
Universitv Professor Patrick McFadden Would it be permissible, now that we've
stood ...
Allan Fotheringham, Roy Peterson, 2000
2. arrangement, position, location, station, footing, standing, place, post; bearings
, drift, direction. 3. affectation, pretension, affectedness; unnatural- ness,
studiedness, artificiality, artificial manner; pose, posing, posturing; peacockery,
strutting, ...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
"Until recent years the colourful peacockery of men was confined to garish old-
school ties, martial uniforms, and an occasional day out in blazer and/or boating-
jacket. But now peacockery is everywhere; it is not merely part of the scene of a ...
7
Reorganizing Our Universities: An Inside Look At What ...
It was pure peacockery. And how offensive it all was to any sincere Quaker! If the
IUP club and other such strutters were truly comfortable with their convictions,
one can obviously ask why they need to make such absurd postures about their ...
8
Routledge Handbook of Sport Policy
As a plethora of authors agree, the growth in the number of cities bid— ding to
host the Olympics, exemplified by Hall and Hubbard (1998: 8, original emphasis)
as the 'major marshalling pointfor the urban boosterism and civic peacockery', ...
Ian Henry, Ling-Mei Ko, 2013
9
Ready-money Mortiboy [by W. Besant and J. Rice]. by the ...
... species of thanks for his splendid son — which was addressed to no Deity hi
particular, but had its own form quite as much as if it were a Collect, and intimated
the gratitude of the parent that in his son's breast no Peacockery could be found.
A crow falls out of the sky if it tries to learn peacockery. Shombhu, too, had his
burnt books. That was when Shombhu first began to frequent the branches of
toddy palms. Soon he stopped working altogether. Then one day he disappeared
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PEACOCKERY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
peacockery is used in the context of the following news items.
Heads up: hats make a comeback
... catwalks: they add a dash of derring-do to the more staid displays of male peacockery, whilst adding a useful adjunct to the accessories story. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Why Bobby Jindal's Identity Is Not a Crisis
... he is saying to the conservative base: 'Listen, my conservatism is principled and pure; it isn't hedged about by ethnic peacockery and identity ... «NDTV, Jun 15»
A Guide to Gay Pride Weekend in New York
Or take in some gay rock 'n' roll and glam peacockery at Bowery Electric with the bands Pansy Division, Youth Quake and bottoms. «New York Times, Jun 15»
Alistair McGowan brings Jimmy Savile back to life in play, QUENTIN …
... society-grottifying peacockery. For much of his long life Savile capitalised on his fame to rape women, from children to vulnerable pensioners, ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
A day with a weaver (video)
A crow falls out of the sky if it tries to learn peacockery". M H Haider. We can get a hint of how futile it is going to be for an outsider in making an ... «The Daily Star, May 15»
Catch of the day spurs flydubai chief
The flydubai chief is surprisingly understated. He seems especially so in an industry with its fair share of executive peacockery. His laid-back ... «The National, May 15»
Getting a leg up: the best patterned trousers
Bold trousers are aligned with a certain peacockery, showmanship and flamboyance that doesn't relate to what men want to wear. But vivid ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
Things Learned At: Rewire
The magnificent, confrontational peacockery of YesPinkPink, the frazzled acid-shock of Unit Moebius Anonymous, and the sublime 21st century ... «The Quietus, May 15»
The Life of a Song: 'Enter Sandman'
Hammett's guitar solo at the bridge is pure metal peacockery, not a desperate wail of anguish. The song is a display of power, not an exercise ... «Financial Times, Apr 15»
Andreatta: Who's your Pulitzer? Lilly or Joe?
Jack Shafer, a media writer at Politico, has for years derided the attention paid to the prizes as "industry peacockery." "Other professions honor ... «Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Apr 15»
