01 n. A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock, which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps.
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A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock, which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps.
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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.
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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.
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A name given to several plants of different genera, but particularly to Celosia cristata, or garden cockscomb. Same as Cockscomb.(Bot.) See: Cockscomb