COXCOMB


Meaning of COXCOMB in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkäks-ˌkōm ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English cokkes comb, literally, cock's comb

Date: 1573

1.

a. : a jester's cap adorned with a strip of red

b. archaic : pate , head

2.

a. obsolete : fool

b. : a conceited foolish person : fop

• cox·comb·i·cal käks-ˈkō-mi-kəl, -ˈkä- adjective

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