 cockscomb |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (clothing) a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red | |
| Synonyms: | coxcomb | |
| Related terms: | cap | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments | |
| Synonyms: | coxcomb | |
| Related terms: | dandy | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (botany) garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers | |
| Synonyms: | Celosia_cristata Celosia_argentea_cristata common_cockscomb | |
| Related terms: | herb | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (zoology) the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds | |
| Synonyms: | comb coxcomb | |
| Related terms: | crest gallinaceous_bird | |
| Similar spelling: |
coxcomb |
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