Complete Definition of "cockscomb"

English

Noun
en-noun

  1. The fleshy red crest of a rooster
  2. A red cap once worn by court jesters
  3. An annual garden plant, Celosia cristata, having showy red clusters of flowers

#archaic A conceited dandy
#nautical A serrated cleat once fitted to the yards of a square-rigged ship and used when the sail was being reefed

Translations
trans-top|fleshy red crest of a rooster
Czech: h�ebínek m
trans-mid
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Alternative spellings
coxcomb

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