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Peacock Throne

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A famous throne formerly of the kings of Delhi, India, but since 1739, when it was carried off by Nadir Shah, held by the shahs of Persia (later Iran); - so called from its bearing a fully expanded peacock's tail done in gems.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Peacock Throne'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/peacock-throne.html. 1828.
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