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Coxcomb
(gcide) | Coxcomb \Cox"comb`\ (k?ks"k?m`), n. [A corrupted spelling of
cock's comb.]
1.
(a) A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock,
which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps.
(b) The cap itself.
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2. The top of the head, or the head itself.
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We will belabor you a little better,
And beat a little more care into your coxcombs.
--Beau & Fl.
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3. A vain, showy fellow; a conceited, silly man, fond of
display; a superficial pretender to knowledge or
accomplishments; a fop.
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Fond to be seen, she kept a bevy
Of powdered coxcombs at her levee. --Goldsmith.
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Some are bewildered in the maze of schools,
And some made coxcombs, nature meant but fools.
--Pope.
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4. (Bot.) A name given to several plants of different genera,
but particularly to Celosia cristata, or garden
cockscomb. Same as Cockscomb.
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Coxcomb
(gcide) | Coxcomb \Cox"comb`\ (k?ks"k?m`), n. [A corrupted spelling of
cock's comb.]
1.
(a) A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock,
which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps.
(b) The cap itself.
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2. The top of the head, or the head itself.
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We will belabor you a little better,
And beat a little more care into your coxcombs.
--Beau & Fl.
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3. A vain, showy fellow; a conceited, silly man, fond of
display; a superficial pretender to knowledge or
accomplishments; a fop.
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Fond to be seen, she kept a bevy
Of powdered coxcombs at her levee. --Goldsmith.
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Some are bewildered in the maze of schools,
And some made coxcombs, nature meant but fools.
--Pope.
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4. (Bot.) A name given to several plants of different genera,
but particularly to Celosia cristata, or garden
cockscomb. Same as Cockscomb.
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Coxcombical
(gcide) | Coxcombical \Cox*comb"ic*al\ (k?ks-k?m"?-kal), a.
Befitting or indicating a coxcomb; like a coxcomb; foppish;
conceited. -- Cox*comb"ic*al*ly, adv.
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Studded all over in coxcombical fashion with little
brass nails. --W. Irving.
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Coxcombically
(gcide) | Coxcombical \Cox*comb"ic*al\ (k?ks-k?m"?-kal), a.
Befitting or indicating a coxcomb; like a coxcomb; foppish;
conceited. -- Cox*comb"ic*al*ly, adv.
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Studded all over in coxcombical fashion with little
brass nails. --W. Irving.
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Coxcombly
(gcide) | Coxcombly \Cox"comb"ly\ (k?ks"k?m`l?), a.
like a coxcomb. [Obs.] "You coxcombly ass, you!" --Beau. &
Fl.
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Coxcombry
(gcide) | Coxcombry \Cox"comb`ry\ (-r?), n.
The manners of a coxcomb; foppishness.
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