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cox⋅comb

  [koks-kohm]
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–noun
1. a conceited, foolish dandy; pretentious fop.
2. Archaic. head; pate.
3. Obsolete. cockscomb (def. 2).
Origin:
1565–75; sp. var. of cockscomb

Related forms:
cox⋅comb⋅i⋅cal  [koks-kom-i-kuhl, -koh-mi-] , cox⋅comb⋅ic, adjective
cox⋅comb⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. dude, popinjay, jackanapes.
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cox·comb   (kŏks'kōm')   
n.  

  1. A conceited dandy; a fop.

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


[Middle English cokkes comb, crest of a cock : cokkes, genitive of cok, cock; see cock1 + comb, crest; see comb.]
cox·comb'i·cal (-kōm'ĭ-kəl) adj.
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Word Origin & History

coxcomb 
1573, from cokkes comb (c.1400), so called because a fool's cap resembled the comb of a cock.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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