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plural popinjays
(now archaic outside heraldry) A parrot.
(obsolete) A decorative image of a parrot on a tapestry, cloth etc.
(dated) A vain, gaudy person; someone who is shallow or superficial. quotations examples
The very quintessence of popinjay vulgarity is reached when nicely is made to do service for well, in this wise: "How do you do?" "Nicely." "How are you?" "Nicely."
1881, Alfred Ayres [pseudonym; Thomas Embly Osmun], “Nicely”, in The Verbalist
(archery) A target to shoot at, typically stuffed with feathers or plumage. examples
(UK) The green woodpecker, Picus viridis. examples