Meaning of COCKSCOMB
| Pronunciation: | | 'kâks`kowm
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- [n] the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
- [n] a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red
- [n] a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments
- [n] garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers
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| | Synonyms: | | Celosia argentea cristata, Celosia cristata, comb, common cockscomb, coxcomb, coxcomb, coxcomb |
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| | See Also: | | beau, cap, clotheshorse, crest, dandy, dude, fashion plate, fop, gallant, gallinaceon, gallinaceous bird, herb, herbaceous plant, sheik, swell | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cocks"comb`\ (k[o^]ks"k[=o]m`), n. [1st cock, n. +
comb crest.]
1. See {Coxcomb}.
2. (Bot.) A plant ({Celosia cristata}), of many varieties,
cultivated for its broad, fantastic spikes of brilliant
flowers; -- sometimes called {garden cockscomb}. Also the
{Pedicularis}, or lousewort, the {Rhinanthus
Crista-galli}, and the {Onobrychis Crista-galli}.
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