Coxcomb

Definition of Coxcomb

Cox´comb` Pronunciation: k?ks´k?m`

n.	1.	A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock, which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps.
	2.	The top of the head, or the head itself We will belabor you a little better, And beat a little more care into your coxcombs. - Beau & Fl.
	3.	A vain, showy fellow; a conceited, silly man, fond of display; a superficial pretender to knowledge or accomplishments; a fop. Fond to be seen, she kept a bevy Of powdered coxcombs at her levee. - Goldsmith. Some are bewildered in the maze of schools, And some made coxcombs, nature meant but fools. - Pope.
	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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