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Cockscomb

noun

Garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers. Synonyms: Celosia argentea cristata, Celosia cristata, common cockscomb.

A conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments. Synonym: coxcomb.

A cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red. Synonym: coxcomb.

The fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds. Synonyms: comb, coxcomb.

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"Cockscomb" Quotes from Famous Books

... together, that they form bridges between severed rocks and shelves and cornices broad and massive; oysters flatter than plates, oysters tubular as service gas-pipes; the gold-lipped mother of pearl, the black-lipped mother of pearl, the cockscomb, the coral rock oyster, the small but sweet rock oyster, two varieties of the common rock oyster, besides the trap-door, the hammer, and another of somewhat similar shape whose official and courtesy title are both alike ...

— The Confessions of a Beachcomber • E J Banfield

... nailless middle finger first, your bully's cold spunk is dripping from your cockscomb. Take a handful ...

— Ulysses • James Joyce

... with her as he thought meet. Tibble himself followed until they reached a thicket entirely concealing them from the river. Halting here, Randall, with his nephew's help, divested himself of his long gown and cloak, his beard and wig, produced cockscomb and bauble from his pouch, and stood before the astonished eyes of ...

— The Armourer's Prentices • Charlotte M. Yonge

Words linked to "Cockscomb" : common cockscomb, swell, herbaceous plant, Celosia cristata, gallinaceous bird, sheik, fashion plate, cap, gallant, Celosia argentea cristata, coxcomb, clotheshorse, comb, gallinacean, crest, fop, dude, herb, dandy, beau