Cockscomb Definition & Meaning
cockscomb
- noun
- garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers
- a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments
- a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red
- the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
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- What does cockscomb mean?
- garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
- What part of speech is cockscomb?
- Cockscomb is a noun.
- How many definitions does cockscomb have?
- Cockscomb has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).