coxcomb

[koks-kohm] Origin

cox·comb

[koks-kohm]
noun
1.
a conceited, foolish dandy; pretentious fop.
2.
Archaic. head; pate.
3.
Obsolete. cockscomb (def. 2).

Origin:
1565–75; spelling variant of cockscomb

cox·comb·i·cal [koks-kom-i-kuhl, -koh-mi-] , cox·comb·ic, adjective
cox·comb·i·cal·ly, adverb


1. dude, popinjay, jackanapes.

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World English Dictionary
cockscomb or coxcomb (ˈkɒksˌkəʊm)
 
n
1.  the comb of a domestic cock
2.  an amaranthaceous garden or pot plant, Celosia cristata, with yellow, crimson, or purple feathery plumelike flowers in a broad spike resembling the comb of a cock
3.  any similar species of Celosia
4.  informal a conceited dandy
 
coxcomb or coxcomb
 
n

coxcomb (ˈkɒksˌkəʊm)
 
n
1.  a variant spelling of cockscomb
2.  archaic a foppish man
3.  obsolete the cap, resembling a cock's comb, worn by a jester

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Word Origin & History

coxcomb
1560s, from cokkes comb (see cockscomb).
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