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Definition of Coxcomb
1. Noun. A conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments.
Generic synonyms: Beau, Clotheshorse, Dandy, Dude, Fashion Plate, Fop, Gallant, Sheik, Swell
2. Noun. A cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red.
3. Noun. The fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds.
Generic synonyms: Crest
Group relationships: Gallinacean, Gallinaceous Bird
Definition of Coxcomb
1. n. A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock, which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps.
Definition of Coxcomb
1. Noun. (obsolete) The cap of a court jester, adorned with a red stripe. ¹
2. Noun. A foolish or conceited person; a dandy. ¹
3. Noun. The fleshy red pate of a rooster. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Coxcomb
1. a conceited dandy [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coxcomb
Literary usage of Coxcomb
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Essays by the Late Mark Pattison: Sometime Rector of Lincoln College by Mark Pattison (1889)
"Hurd's favourite word is ' coxcomb.' ' Toup is certainly well skilled in the Greek
... He writes against Leland 'out of pure indignation, as a coxcomb. ..."
2. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1807)
"worthy to command: but that Richard, that coxcomb, ... that he was the very fool
and coxcomb he had mentioned fo kindly. And within two days after, ..."
3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1796)
"... he was, you fay, "a vain and arrogant coxcomb (fuch-is your ... „.an:_-_ and
arrogant coxcomb for vindicating your ..."
4. Letters from England: by don Manual Alvarez Espriella by Robert Southey (1814)
"The coxcomb. — Fashionables. — Fops. — Egyptian Fashions—Dances. ... WHETHER the
coxcomb be an animal confined to Europe I know not, but in every country in ..."
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