Meaning of COXCOMB
| 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
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| | Synonyms: | | cockscomb, cockscomb, cockscomb, comb |
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| | See Also: | | beau, cap, clotheshorse, crest, dandy, dude, fashion plate, fop, gallant, gallinaceon, gallinaceous bird, sheik, swell | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cox"comb`\ (k?ks"k?m`), n. [A corrupted spelling of
cock's comb.]
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(a) A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock,
which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps.
(b) The cap itself.
2. The top of the head, or the head itself.
We will belabor you a little better, And beat a
little more care into your coxcombs. --Beau & Fl.
3. A vain, showy fellow; a conceited, silly man, fond of
display; a superficial pretender to knowledge or
accomplishments; a fop.
Fond to be seen, she kept a bevy Of powdered
coxcombs at her levee. --Goldsmith.
Some are bewildered in the maze of schools, And some
made coxcombs, nature meant but fools. --Pope.
4. (Bot.) A name given to several plants of different genera,
but particularly to {Celosia cristata}, or garden
cockscomb. Same as {Cockscomb}.
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| | Related Terms: | | beau, Beau Brummel, bladder, blade, blood, boulevardier, buck, cap and bells, clotheshorse, dandy, dude, exquisite, fashion plate, fine gentleman, fop, fribble, gallant, jack-a-dandy, jackanapes, lady-killer, lounge lizard, macaroni, man-about-town, masher, motley, puppy, slapstick, sock, spark, sport, swell |
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