Pheasant (Noun)
Meaning 1
Flesh of a pheasant; usually braised.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- Pheasant is often cooked by braising it in a rich sauce made of red wine, stock and spices.
- In fine dining restaurants, pheasant is a prized game meat, typically braised in a closed pot to make its tough flesh tender.
- To prepare the pheasant the chef recommends cooking the legs in stock until they're tender then removing them from the bones to avoid having guests eat inedible fragments.
- On their date to a gourmet restaurant the waiter surprised her with her ordered plate containing well garnished sliced game hen rather than tender cuts of a tender and flavourful slow cooked braised pheasant as a last moment change to their special that day.
- Game meat lovers savor the bold intense flavor of tender pieces of braised pheasant as a delicious rare seasonal delicacy from the French countryside.
Meaning 2
Large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The pheasant is a colorful bird often hunted for sport and its meat.
- A pheasant strutting across the lawn caught the eye of the landscape painter.
- In many Asian cultures the pheasant is a symbol of good fortune and prosperity.
- Pheasants have been introduced to many parts of the world as a game bird.
- The wildlife sanctuary provided a safe haven for the rare and endangered pheasant species.