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coxcombs

coxcombs is the plural of coxcomb.

Meaning of coxcomb

Noun

coxcomb (plural coxcombs)

  1. (historical) The cap of a court jester, adorned with a red stripe.
  2. The fleshy red pate of a rooster.
  3. (broadly) A foolish or conceited person; a dandy.
    • 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.a. 1746, Jonathan Swift, “VII. Another, Written upon a Window where there was No Writing before.”, in Thomas Sheridan, compiler, The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick’s...
    Synonyms:
    fool, popinjay

Questions about coxcombs

What is coxcombs the plural of?
Coxcombs is the plural of coxcomb.

Words near coxcombs in the dictionary

  1. coxcombicality
  2. coxcombically
  3. coxcombly
  4. coxcombries
  5. coxcombry
  6. coxcombs
  7. coxcomby
  8. coxcomical
  9. coxcomically
  10. Coxe
  11. coxed

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