coxcomb

Meaning of coxcomb

noun
  1. a vain and conceited man; a dandy.
  2. variant spelling of cockscomb (sense 2).

mid 16th century (denoting a simpleton): variant of cockscomb, in the sense ‘jester's cap’ (resembling a cockscomb), hence ‘a jester, a fool’.

noun
  1. the crest or comb of a domestic cock.
  2. a tropical plant with a crest of tiny yellow, orange, or red flowers, grown as a pot plant.
  3. a brightly coloured orchid of southern North America, related to the coralroots.

Information about coxcomb

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of coxcomb is: coxcombs.
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Hyphenation of coxcomb

cox-comb

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • coxcomb is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

coxcomb synonyms

Meaning cockscomb:

cockscomb

Meaning comb:

comb, cockscomb

Translation of coxcomb

Words that rhyme with coxcomb

comb, Macomb, catacomb, McComb, finecomb, recomb, whitecomb, beachcomb, toothcomb, backcomb, Holcomb, Slocomb, Bascomb, Lipscomb, Liscomb, cockscomb, Whitcomb, pocketcomb, Newcomb, waxcomb, currycomb, honeycomb

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