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