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coxcomb::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cockscomb |
| Type of | clotheshorse, swell, gallant, sheik, beau, dandy, dude, fashion plate, fop |
Examples of coxcomb
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These days I'd go for the Maudes, with every last hussy and coxcomb.
From the theaustralian.com.au
He wore a three-piece and a coxcomb hairdo and he looked very cool.
From the independent.co.uk
As he leaves the stage prophesying doom, Fox takes off his coxcomb, as if he too were uncovering himself.
From the guardian.co.uk
Their height is amplified by the large, fan-shaped coxcomb bits atop their helmets, evoking peacocks battling for a mate.
From the latimes.com
In London, the hair is often heavily greased and swept up into a coxcomb of blue, orange or green, or a comely two-tone.
From the time.com
Huber's cotton was added to dried hydrangea, coxcomb and dusty miller to decorate the tree in the terrace room, the last room visitors see on the tour.
From the delawareonline.com
She suggests choosing arrangements of hydrangeas, coxcomb, roses and lavender, which dry well and can be kept on display long after the last dance.
From the washingtonpost.com
In the social context of his era, an example can be seen in King Lear where the fool is introduced with his coxcomb to be a parody of the king.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In a nod to fall, centerpieces on the three tables for lunch in a fourth-floor gallery of the Warhol held tiny heads of green kale, coxcomb, thistle and astors.
From the post-gazette.com
- A conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments
- Cockscomb: 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
- See Wikispecies
- The Coxcomb is an early Jacobean era stage play, a comedy written by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher. It was initially published in the first Beaumont and Fletcher folio of 1647.
- Coxcombing is a decorative knotwork performed by sailors. The general purpose to dress-up items and parts of ships and boats during the age of sail.
- The cap of a court jester, adorned with a red stripe; A foolish or conceited person; a dandy; The fleshy red pate of a rooster
- (Coxcombing) Small white rope work, wrapped around stantions and railings, mostly in the pre-WWll Navy .
- To dream of a coxcomb, denotes a low state of mind. The dreamer should endeavor to elevate his mind to nobler thoughts.
