coxcomb

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The cap of a court jester, adorned with a red stripe
The fleshy red pate of a rooster
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.

{n} a cock's topping or caruncle, a sop
a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments
The cap itself
The top of the head, or the head itself A vain, showy fellow; a conceited, silly man, fond of display; a superficial pretender to knowledge or accomplishments; a fop
A name given to several plants of different genera, but particularly to Celosia cristata, or garden cockscomb
a stupid man who is too proud of his clothes and appearance
A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock, which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps
{i} jester's hat, clown's hat; conceited person, pretentious person; crest on head of cock, rooster's comb
the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
Same as Cockscomb
a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red
Coxcombical
coxcomical
coxcombical
{s} conceited, foppish; like a coxcomb
coxcombical
Befitting or indicating a coxcomb; like a coxcomb; foppish; conceited
coxcomb

    Расстановка переносов

    cox·comb

    Синонимы

    cockscomb, fool, popinjay

    Произношение

    Этимология

    [ 'käk-"skOm ] (noun.) 1573. From Middle English cokke's comb lit. "the comb of a cock"
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