Definitions for "Coxcomb"
Keywords:  conceited, fop, vain, showy, fond
A vain, showy fellow; a conceited, silly man, fond of display; a superficial pretender to knowledge or accomplishments; a fop.
a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments
Keywords:  jesters, cap, wore, adorned, notched
A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock, which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps.
The cap itself.
a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red
A name given to several plants of different genera, but particularly to Celosia cristata, or garden cockscomb. Same as Cockscomb.
The top of the head, or the head itself
the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
Aggregate composed of flaky or tabular crystals that seem adjoined from a base; with grooves between long, slender, arc-like crystals.