coxcomb
1Coxcomb — may refer to: Coxcomb diagram attributed to Florence Nightingale. Coxcomb (ornithology), a fleshy growth on the top of the head of many gallinaceous birds Coxcomb (plant), a small genus of edible and ornamental plants Coxcomb Mountains, mountain… …
2Coxcomb — Cox comb (k?ks k?m ), n. [A corrupted spelling of cock s comb.] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. The top of the head, or the… …
3Coxcomb — (cock s comb, engl., spr. kócks kōm), Narr, Geck; s. Huhn (am Schluß) …
4coxcomb — (n.) 1570s, from cokkes comb (1560s, see COCKSCOMB (Cf. cockscomb)) …
5coxcomb — *fop, dandy, beau, exquisite, dude, buck …
6coxcomb — ► NOUN archaic ▪ a vain and conceited man; a dandy …
7coxcomb — [käks′kōm΄] n. [for cock s comb] 1. a cap topped with a notched strip of red cloth like a cock s comb, formerly worn by jesters 2. a silly, vain, foppish fellow; dandy coxcombical [käks käm′i kəl, käkskōm′i kəl] adj …
8coxcomb — UK [ˈkɒksˌkəʊm] / US [ˈkɑksˌkoʊm] noun [countable] Word forms coxcomb : singular coxcomb plural coxcombs an old word meaning a man who is too interested in his clothes and appearance …
9coxcomb — In the sixteenth century this was a reference to the hat worn by a professional fool. It was like a cock’s comb in shape and colour. The word quickly came to refer to the fool himself, then took on the special meaning of a person whose… …
10coxcomb — noun a) A foolish or conceited person; a dandy. for though I am afraid the doctor was a little of a coxcomb, he might be nevertheless very much of a surgeon. b) The fleshy red pate of a rooster …
