Coxcomb

//ˈkɒks.koʊm// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The cap of a court jester, adorned with a red stripe. historical
  2. 2
    the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds wordnet
  3. 3
    The fleshy red pate of a rooster.
  4. 4
    a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red wordnet
  5. 5
    A foolish or conceited person; a dandy. broadly

    "Thanks to my stars, I once can see / A window here from scribbling free! / Here no conceited coxcombs pass, / To scratch their paltry drabs on glass; / Nor party-fool is calling names, / Or dealing crowns to George and James."

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  1. 6
    a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments wordnet

Synonyms

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cockscombbeaubeau brummelbladderbladeblood

Example

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"He plays neither jack-pudding nor coxcomb."

Etymology

From Middle English cokke’s comb.

Related phrases

coxcomb chart

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