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coxcomb n. 花花公子,好打扮的人,雞冠花 花花公子,好打扮的人,雞冠花 coxcomb n 1: a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments [ synonym: { coxcomb}, { cockscomb}] 2: a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red [ synonym: { cockscomb}, { coxcomb}] 3: the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds [ synonym: { comb}, { cockscomb}, { coxcomb}] 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] 31 Moby Thesaurus words for " coxcomb": Beau Brummel, beau, 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
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