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. ]

n. (Min.) A kind of marble or alabaster, sometimes used for windows on account of its transparency. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Chin. feng wind + shiu water. ] A system of spirit influences for good and evil believed by the Chinese to attend the natural features of landscape; also, a kind of geomancy dealing with these influences, used in determining sites for graves, houses, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]