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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—S

Silver Pheasant

(A). A beautiful young lady of the high aristocracy.

“One would think you were a silver pheasant, you give yourself such airs.” —Ouida: Under Two Flags.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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