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coxcomb
[ koks-kohm ]
noun
- a conceited, foolish dandy; pretentious fop.
Synonyms: , ,
- Archaic. head; pate.
- Obsolete. cockscomb ( def 2 ).
coxcomb
/ ˈ°ìÉ’°ì²õËŒ°ìəʊ³¾ /
noun
- a variant spelling of cockscomb
- archaic.a foppish man
- obsolete.the cap, resembling a cock's comb, worn by a jester
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¦´Ç³æ·³¦´Ç³¾²ú·¾±Â·³¦²¹±ô [koks-, kom, -i-k, uh, l, -, koh, -mi-], ³¦´Ç³æ·³¦´Ç³¾²úi³¦ adjective
- ³¦´Ç³æ·³¦´Ç³¾²úi·³¦²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
He told me that Serjeant Clippinger had howled when he had seen it, jeering that the woman had sewn it wrong, and it was a perfect fit for a three-toothed black coxcomb like himself.
Stone, a coxcomb who occasionally texts reporters pictures of outfits he’s particularly proud of, no doubt already has his congressional-testimony suit picked out.
Johnson had already said of his former friend, “Hawkesworth is grown a coxcomb, and I have done with himâ€.
And here’s Charles Dickens, a preening coxcomb prepared to spend eternity congratulating himself on his own literary reputation.
J “Move along, you coxcomb,†Ignatius belched, the gassy eructations echoing between the walls of the alley.
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