Sometimes, even a peacock tail is depicted.

It is also shown with head and jaws resembling a crocodile, an elephant trunk with scales of fish and a peacock tail.

That is impressive in itself and should fan with peacock tails of optimism all those who dream of the ideal social condition.

In recent years controversy also involved the peacock tail, the most famous symbol of the principle of sexual selection.

The designs which can be seen on the throne include a peacock tail on the backrest, ducks, dragons, leaves and tree branches.

One sergeant admired a hairpin with a peacock tail of silver and jet.

The slack mouth was open, so were the eyes; the peacock tail, half erected, seemed to have lost some of its scales.

Her hair had been woven through with silver and chrome-scarlet threads, which every now and then made it fan open like a peacock tail.

The colors of his peacock tail brightened into soft pastels and his tone became wheedling.

The glass-top tables were set with heavy cutlery and cloth napkins, which fanned out of wine glasses like peacock tails.