coxcomb

1. n. A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock, which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps. Source: opted

2. n. The cap itself. Source: opted

3. n. The top of the head, or the head itself Source: opted

4. n. A vain, showy fellow; a conceited, silly man, fond of display; a superficial pretender to knowledge or accomplishments; a fop. Source: opted

5. n. A name given to several plants of different genera, but particularly to Celosia cristata, or garden cockscomb. Same as Cockscomb. Source: opted

6. n. a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments Source: wordnet

7. n. a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red Source: wordnet

8. n. the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds Source: wordnet

9. 1. (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. Source: webster

10. A name given to several plants of different genera, butparticularly to Celosia cristata, or garden cockscomb. Same asCockscomb. Source: adambom

11. n. a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments Source: ecdict

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