popinjay
21popinjay — n coxcomb, dandy, jack a dandy, fop, dude, beau, spark; blade, Chiefly Brit. blood, buck, jackanapes, whippersnapper; Fr. petit maitre. Beau Brummel, macaroni, Archaic. princox; exquisite, Sl. peacock, prinker, preener, show off; fashion plate,… …
22popinjay — pop·in·jay …
23popinjay — pop•in•jay [[t]ˈpɒp ɪnˌdʒeɪ[/t]] n. a vain, pretentious person • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME papejay, popingay parrot …
24popinjay — /ˈpɒpəndʒeɪ/ (say popuhnjay) noun 1. a vain, chattering person; a coxcomb; a fop. 2. a figure of a parrot formerly used as a target. 3. a woodpecker, especially the green woodpecker, Picus viridis, of Europe. 4. Obsolete a parrot. {Middle English …
25popinjay — see PARROT …
26popinjay — n. 1 a fop, a conceited person, a coxcomb. 2 a archaic a parrot. b hist. a figure of a parrot on a pole as a mark to shoot at. Etymology: ME f. AF papeiaye, OF papingay etc. f. Sp. papagayo f. Arab. babaga: assim. to JAY …
27Popinjay, Popynjay Aley — A tenement so called without Crepylgate, 9 H. VII. (Anc. Deeds, A. 644 and A. 12276). No further mention …
28popinjay green — noun : parrot green …
29Modern competitive archery — involves shooting arrows at a target for accuracy from a set distance or distances. This is the most popular form of competitive archery worldwide and is called target archery. A form particularly popular in Europe and America is field archery,… …
30Christopher Hitchens — Born Christopher Eric Hitchens April 13, 1949 (1949 04 13) (age 62) Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK Occupation …
