feng-hwang

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feng-hwang - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Feng-hwang \F[^e]ng"-hwang`\, n. [Chin. feng + `huang.] (Chinese
     Myth.)
     A pheasantlike bird of rich plumage and graceful form and
     movement, fabled to appear in the land on the accession of a
     sage to the throne, or when right principles are about to
     prevail. It is often represented on porcelains and other
     works of art.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]