n. [ A corrupted spelling of cock's comb. ] 1.(a) A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock, which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps. (b) The cap itself. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The top of the head, or the head itself. [ 1913 Webster ]
We will belabor you a little better, And beat a little more care into your coxcombs. Beau & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. A vain, showy fellow; a conceited, silly man, fond of display; a superficial pretender to knowledge or accomplishments; a fop. [ 1913 Webster ]
Fond to be seen, she kept a bevy Of powdered coxcombs at her levee. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
Some are bewildered in the maze of schools, And some made coxcombs, nature meant but fools. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. (Bot.) A name given to several plants of different genera, but particularly to Celosia cristata, or garden cockscomb. Same as Cockscomb. [ 1913 Webster ]
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