coxcomb

n.

1. A conceited dandy; a fop.
2. Obsolete. A jester's cap; a cockscomb.

[Middle English cokkes comb, crest of a cock : cokkes, genitive of cok, cock; see cock¹ + comb, crest; see comb.]

coxcombical cox·comb'i·cal (-kōm'ĭ-kəl) adj.

amaranthus deflexus, A. hybridus.

IN BRIEF: n. - The fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds; A cap worn by court jesters; A conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments.

Tutor's tip: A "cockscomb" or "cock's comb" is the fleshy red excrescence on the head of a rooster, while a "coxcomb" is a conceited dandy.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments
  Synonym: cockscomb

Meaning #2: a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red
  Synonym: cockscomb

Meaning #3: the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
  Synonyms: comb, cockscomb

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - laps, hanekam, narrehue

Nederlands (Dutch)
fat

Français (French)
n. - plastronneur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stutzer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λιμοκοντόρος

Italiano (Italian)
damerino, bellimbusto, ganimede

Português (Portuguese)
n. - janota (m)

Русский (Russian)
пижон

Español (Spanish)
n. - petimetre, pisaverde, dandy

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fåfäng narr, inbilsk snobb

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
花花公子, 鸡冠花, 纨绔子弟

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 花花公子, 雞冠花, 紈褲子弟

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 멋쟁이, 맨드라미, 맨드라미 꼴 모자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - とさか, ケイトウ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) متباه بنفسه و بلبسه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רברבן, גנדרן‬

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