Cockscomb
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cockscomb is a noun meaning A fleshy red crest of a rooster.
Meaning
A fleshy red crest of a rooster.
More Meanings
- A red cap once worn by court jesters
- A yellow rattle, Rhinanthus minor (flowering plant native to Eurasia)
- An annual garden plant (Celosia argentea var. cristata, syn. Celosia cristata), having showy red clusters of flowers
- (nautical) A serrated cleat once fitted to the yards of a square-rigged ship and used when the sail was being reefed
- (archaic) A conceited dandy
Example Sentences
She saw a square picture framed in the window, two whitewashed cottages each with a little winding path, a bed of red and yellow cockscomb, a sloping field, a row of gum-trees, a child in a blue sunbonnet carrying a basket.
Word Forms
- cockscombs
- cock's comb
- cock's-comb
Synonyms for cockscomb
Depending on context, synonyms include fop, popinjay, barbermonger, blade, blood, buck.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include comb, coxcomb, cockscrow, eckle, copple, crest.
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