noun the cap itself.
2. coxcomb ·noun the top of the head, or the head itself.
3. coxcomb ·noun a strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock, which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps.
4. coxcomb ·noun a vain, showy fellow; a conceited, silly man, fond of display; a superficial pretender to knowledge or accomplishments; a fop.
5. coxcomb ·noun a name given to several plants of different genera, but particularly to celosia cristata, or garden cockscomb. ·same·as cockscomb.