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Definition of Coxcombry
1. n. The manners of a coxcomb; foppishness.
Definition of Coxcombry
1. Noun. A behaviour or manner that is characteristic of a coxcomb; a foppish behaviour. ¹
2. Noun. Behaviour or airs characteristic of a coxcomb; foppishness. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Coxcombry
1. [n -RIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coxcombry
Literary usage of Coxcombry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Southey's Common-place Book by Robert Southey (1849)
"[ Wither's Horror of coxcombry.] " Ir I should hang'd have been, I knew not how
To teach my body how to cringe or bow, Or to embrace a fellow's hinders ..."
2. Domestic Life in England, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time: With (1835)
"The coxcombry of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries must not be spared;
since the clergy ... coxcombry ..."
3. An Overland Journey to Lisbon at the Close of 1846: With a Picture of the by Terence McMahon Hughes (1847)
"Tallness of many of the men.—Generality of the Capa, and grace with which it is
worn.—The Caff Suizo.—Military life.—coxcombry of the younger officers. ..."
4. Southey's Common-place Book by Robert Southey (1849)
"[ Wither's Horror of coxcombry.] " Ir I should hang'd have been, I knew not how
To teach my body how to cringe or bow, Or to embrace a fellow's hinders ..."
5. Domestic Life in England, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time: With (1835)
"The coxcombry of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries must not be spared;
since the clergy ... coxcombry ..."
6. An Overland Journey to Lisbon at the Close of 1846: With a Picture of the by Terence McMahon Hughes (1847)
"Tallness of many of the men.—Generality of the Capa, and grace with which it is
worn.—The Caff Suizo.—Military life.—coxcombry of the younger officers. ..."
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