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cockscomb::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | coxcomb |
| Type of | clotheshorse, swell, fashion plate, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, dandy, dude |
cockscomb::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | celosia argentea cristata, celosia cristata, common cockscomb |
| Type of | herbaceous plant, herb |
Examples of cockscomb
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Spiked cockscomb is grown for its subdued, elongated spikes that resemble wheat.
From the chron.com
Cockscomb and sweet breads added more meatiness.
From the bloomberg.com
It was interesting, and I was glad I'd tried it, but I wasn't sure if I was cut out for a life of cockscomb-noshing.
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A narrow strip, between the Pacific sheen and the cockscomb peaks of the Sierra Madre del Sur, is reserved for tourists.
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It was his second brick-and-mortar, a place in midtown called Alto, and my friends and I dined on, among other things, cockscomb.
From the denverpost.com
The presence of Toadpipe, a mute, spindly, simian creature who looks like a mummy with a red cockscomb, helps to flesh out the diabolic world.
From the washingtonpost.com
Wonderful garlicky snails packed with herbs, followed by sauteed veal sweetbreads, a rooster's cockscomb and kidneys, foie gras and truffle juice.
From the bloomberg.com
Perennials are the workhorses that come back year after year, and Sharon adds a few annuals into the mix, such as zinnias and cockscomb.
From the kansas.com
Adult chickens have a fleshy crest on their heads called a comb or cockscomb, and hanging flaps of skin either side under their beaks called wattles.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers
- Coxcomb: a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments
- A cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red
- Comb: the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
- The fleshy red crest of a rooster; A red cap once worn by court jesters; An annual garden plant, Celosia cristata, having showy red clusters of flowers; A conceited dandy; A serrated cleat once fitted to the yards of a square-rigged ship and used when the sail was being reefed
- (Cockscombing) Method of serving sometimes used on loops of crossbow bowstrings.
