Thing To Be Today: pavonine.

This lovely word means like a peacock.

It can describe anything that resembles a peacock - which at first thought would seem to be...er...well, a peacock, but actually the word pavonine might refer to a peacock's horrible screeching cry:


photo by Albinfo

its strutting walk, its silly topknot (see above):


 its disapproving eye, or its frankly ridiculous train of a tail:


photo by Ashishmahaur

Pavonine can also describe something with the colours, pattern or iridescence of a peacock's tail:


photo by Satdeep gill

Whether you choose to dress in turquoise and green:


Zang Toi peacock gown. Photo by abigail

to wear a spiky topknot:


Chloe Moo, photo by Chris Phutully

to view the world with a certain hauteur:


Dame Edith Evans. Photo by Allan warren

 or to trail a few metres of fabric after you:



 is, of course, up to you.

I suppose I could wear my dark green cardigan and blue jeans, and I could certainly borrow a fascinator to complete le tout ensemble: but on the whole I think I won't.

I think I might try walking around as if I'm made of slightly faulty clockwork, instead.

Thing To Be Today: pavonine. This word comes from the Latin word pāvōnīnus, from pāvō, peacock.