coxcomb — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The cap of a court jester, adorned with a red stripe.

   Usage

   • Historical

2. The fleshy red pate of a rooster.

3. A foolish or conceited person; a dandy.

   Usage

   • broadly

   Synonyms

   foolpopinjay

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   Thanks to my stars, I once can see / A window here from scribbling free! / Here no conceited coxcombs pass, / To scratch their paltry drabs on glass; / Nor party-fool is calling names, / Or dealing crowns to George and James.

   [F]or tho' I am afraid the Doctor was a little of a Coxcomb, he might be nevertheleſs very much of a Surgeon.

   And she nearly started a fight between two young fops in plumed hats and flouncy collars: "Clay-brained coxcomb!" "Mewling milk-livered maggot!"

Noun

1. a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments

   Synonyms

   cockscomb

   Broader terms

   dandydudefopgallantsheikbeauswellfashion plateclotheshorse

2. a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red

   Synonyms

   cockscomb

   Broader terms

   cap

3. the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds

   Synonyms

   combcockscomb

   Broader terms

   crest