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WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Coxcombs; Coxcomb (disambiguation)

Coxcomb         
·noun The cap itself.
II. Coxcomb ·noun The top of the head, or the head itself.
III. Coxcomb ·noun A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock, which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps.
IV. Coxcomb ·noun A vain, showy fellow; a conceited, silly man, fond of display; a superficial pretender to knowledge or accomplishments; a fop.
V. Coxcomb ·noun A name given to several plants of different genera, but particularly to Celosia cristata, or garden cockscomb. ·same·as Cockscomb.
coxcomb         
n.
Beau, fop, dandy, popinjay, exquisite, jackanapes, petit-ma?tre, man of dress; vain, showy fellow.
coxcomb         
['k?ksk??m]
¦ noun
1. archaic a vain and conceited man; a dandy.
2. variant spelling of cockscomb (in sense 2).
Derivatives
coxcombry -k?mri noun
Origin
C16: var. of cockscomb.

Wikipedia

Coxcomb

Coxcomb may refer to:

  • Coxcomb (ornithology), a fleshy growth on the top of the head of many gallinaceous birds
  • Coxcomb (plant) or Celosia, a small genus of edible and ornamental plants
  • The Coxcomb, an early Jacobean era stage play
  • The Coxcomb (album), 1999 album by David Grubbs
  • Fop or coxcomb, 17th century slang for a man overly concerned with his appearance
  • A type of crystal habit in minerals
  • A type of cap and bells or fool's hat