cockscomb
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cockscomb
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From Middle English cokkes comb; equivalent to cock + -s- + comb.
noun cockscombs · cock's comb · cock's-comb · coxcomb
- The fleshy red crest of a rooster.
- 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. 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.
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A conceited dandy.
Similar: fop, popinjay, barbermonger, beau, blade, blood, buck, carpet knight, cockscomb, dandy, dike, dood
- A serrated cleat once fitted to the yards of a square-rigged ship and used when the sail was being reefed.
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noun fleshy red crest of a rooster
| Español | cresta |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 鶏冠 tosaka |
| 中文 | 雞冠 /鸡冠 jīguàn |
| Português | crista |
| Français | crête de coq |
| Deutsch | Hahnenkamm |
| Ελληνικά | λειρί leirí |
| Română | creastă |
| Русский | гре́бень grébenʹ, петуши́ный гре́бень petušínyj grébenʹ, гребешо́к grebešók |
| Tiếng Việt | mào gà |
| עברית | כַּרְבֹּלֶת karbólet |
noun Celosia cristata
| 한국어 | 맨드라미 maendeurami |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 鶏頭 keitō |
| 中文 | 雞冠花 /鸡冠花 jīguānhuā |
| Português | crista-de-galo |
| Deutsch | Hahnenkamm, Silber-Brandschopf |
| Tiếng Việt | hoa mào gà |
Talk about this word "cockscomb." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cockscomb. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cockscomb. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cockscomb "cockscomb." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cockscomb.Cite this
@misc{cockscomb_2026,
title = {cockscomb},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cockscomb},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
