COXCOMB
\kˈɒkskə͡ʊm], \kˈɒkskəʊm], \k_ˈɒ_k_s_k_əʊ_m]\
Definitions of COXCOMB
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock, which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps.
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The cap itself.
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The top of the head, or the head itself
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A name given to several plants of different genera, but particularly to Celosia cristata, or garden cockscomb. Same as Cockscomb.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A strip of red cloth notched like a cock's comb, which professional fools used to wear: a fool: a fop.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald