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n. A conceited dandy; a fop.

n. Obsolete A jester's cap; a cockscomb.

n. The cap of a court jester, adorned with a red stripe.

n. A foolish or conceited person; a dandy.

n. The fleshy red pate of a rooster.

n.

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

n. The cap itself.

n. The top of the head, or the head itself.

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 comb of a cock. See cockscomb, 1.

n. The comb, resembling that of a cock, which licensed fools formerly wore in their caps; hence, the fool's cap itself.

n. The top of the head, or the head itself.

n. A fop; a vain, showy fellow; a conceited and pretentious dunce.

n. A kind of silver lace frayed out at the edges.

n. Same as cockscomb, 2.

n. the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds

n. a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red

n. a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments

"_celebrated gentleman_ made on a very eminent physician: 'He is a coxcomb, but a _satisfactory coxcomb_.'"

crest    cap    clotheshorse    gallant    beau    swell    dude    fashion plate    sheik    fop   

cockscomb   

coxcombical    coxcombically   

fop    cap    dandy    jackanapes    cockscomb    fool    popinjay   

blackguard    reprobate    sentimentalist    trifler    coquette    minx    opportunist    fop    prude    scamp