What is the meaning of Coxcomb?

  • (n.) The cap itself.
  • (n.) A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock, which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps.
  • (n.) A vain, showy fellow; a conceited, silly man, fond of display; a superficial pretender to knowledge or accomplishments; a fop.
  • (n.) A name given to several plants of different genera, but particularly to Celosia cristata or garden cockscomb. Same as Cockscomb.
  • (n.) The top of the head or the head itself.
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MLAWebster's. "coxcomb" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/coxcomb/definitions/1992527>
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