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any male peafowl, esp., one of a species (Pavo cristatus) with a crest of plumules and long, brightly coloured upper tail coverts; a peacock.
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the long, brightly coloured tail of a peacock.
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a featherlike or fan-shaped leaf of a palm tree.
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the long blades at the bottom of a sugarcane.
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the vertical fold of a śari (the common garment of Indian woman that covers almost entire body including sometimes the head, except the forearms and face) when worn.
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measurement of anything from end to end; length.
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a knot made by tucking the upper border of a sari worn by a woman, at the waist (in the shape of a plantain fruit.
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a long or broad piece of cloth worn about the neck, under the upper garment.
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the outer corner of an eye.
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a line drawn outward from the outer corner of the eyes, with a collyrium.
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the extremity of a ship; a ship's tail.
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the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position; the lap.
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a bunch or cluster of fruits, flowers, leaves, etc.
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a kind of tree.
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its foliage.
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the long tail of certain birds as parrots, certaub variety of jacana, jungle babbler, etc.
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the last point of anything; the final point; the end.