'Coxcomb' definitions:
Definition of 'coxcomb'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Coxcomb'
From: GCIDE
- Coxcomb \Cox"comb`\ (k?ks"k?m`), n. [A corrupted spelling of cock's comb.] 1. (a) A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock, which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps. (b) The cap itself. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The top of the head, or the head itself. [1913 Webster]
- We will belabor you a little better, And beat a little more care into your coxcombs. --Beau & Fl. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A vain, showy fellow; a conceited, silly man, fond of display; a superficial pretender to knowledge or accomplishments; a fop. [1913 Webster]
- Fond to be seen, she kept a bevy Of powdered coxcombs at her levee. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
- Some are bewildered in the maze of schools, And some made coxcombs, nature meant but fools. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Bot.) A name given to several plants of different genera, but particularly to Celosia cristata, or garden cockscomb. Same as Cockscomb. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'coxcomb'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- beau,
- Beau Brummel,
- bladder,
- blade,
- blood,
- boulevardier,
- buck,
- cap and bells,
- clotheshorse,
- dandy,
- dude,
- exquisite,
- fashion plate,
- fine gentleman,
- fop,
- fribble,
- gallant,
- jack-a-dandy,
- jackanapes,
- lady-killer,
- lounge lizard,
- macaroni,
- man-about-town,
- masher,
- motley,
- puppy,
- slapstick,
- sock,
- spark,
- sport,
- swell