coxcomb

[ koks-kohm ]

/ ˈkɒksˌkoʊm /

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noun

a conceited, foolish dandy; pretentious fop.

Archaic. head; pate.

Obsolete. cockscomb (def. 2).

Origin of coxcomb

First recorded in 1565–75; spelling variant of cockscomb

SYNONYMS FOR coxcomb

1 dude, popinjay, jackanapes.

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OTHER WORDS FROM coxcomb

cox·comb·i·cal

[koks-kom-i-kuhl, -koh-mi-], /kɒksˈkɒm ɪ kəl, -ˈkoʊ mɪ-/, cox·comb·ic, adjectivecox·comb·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby coxcomb

coxalgia, coxa magna, coxa plana, coxa valga, coxa vara, coxcomb, coxcombry, Coxey, Coxiella, coxitis, coxodynia

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Example sentences from the Web for coxcomb

What do you see in my Face that shou'd make you judge me such a Coxcomb?
The Stolen Heiress|Susanna Centlivre
He jeered at "the coxcomb Czar, the autocrat of waltzes and of war."
Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 4. Naturalism in England|Georg Brandes
Ser Piero was already celebrated as a conqueror of women; he was four-and-twenty, handsome, strong, something of a coxcomb.
The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci|Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky
They thought (instinctively, and each in their different ways,) that he must be a coxcomb.
Hester, Volume 2 (of 3)|Margaret Oliphant

Coxcomb as I was, I knew well how passionless was the interest expressed for me.
Pelham, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

British Dictionary definitions for coxcomb

coxcomb

/ (ˈkɒksˌkəʊm) /

noun

a variant spelling of cockscomb

archaic a foppish man

obsolete the cap, resembling a cock's comb, worn by a jester

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单词	coxcomb
释义	coxcomb [ koks-kohm ] / ˈkɒksˌkoʊm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR coxcomb ON THESAURUS.COM noun a conceited, foolish dandy; pretentious fop. Archaic. head; pate. Obsolete. cockscomb (def. 2). Origin of coxcomb First recorded in 1565–75; spelling variant of cockscomb SYNONYMS FOR coxcomb 1 dude, popinjay, jackanapes. SEE SYNONYMS FOR coxcomb ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM coxcomb cox·comb·i·cal [koks-kom-i-kuhl, -koh-mi-], /kɒksˈkɒm ɪ kəl, -ˈkoʊ mɪ-/, cox·comb·ic, adjectivecox·comb·i·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby coxcomb coxalgia, coxa magna, coxa plana, coxa valga, coxa vara, coxcomb, coxcombry, Coxey, Coxiella, coxitis, coxodynia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for coxcomb What do you see in my Face that shou'd make you judge me such a Coxcomb? The Stolen Heiress\|Susanna Centlivre He jeered at "the coxcomb Czar, the autocrat of waltzes and of war." Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 4. Naturalism in England\|Georg Brandes Ser Piero was already celebrated as a conqueror of women; he was four-and-twenty, handsome, strong, something of a coxcomb. The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci\|Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky They thought (instinctively, and each in their different ways,) that he must be a coxcomb. Hester, Volume 2 (of 3)\|Margaret Oliphant Coxcomb as I was, I knew well how passionless was the interest expressed for me. Pelham, Complete\|Edward Bulwer-Lytton British Dictionary definitions for coxcomb coxcomb / (ˈkɒksˌkəʊm) / noun a variant spelling of cockscomb archaic a foppish man obsolete the cap, resembling a cock's comb, worn by a jester Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to coxcomb fool, dandy, buck, cap, dude, hinge, popinjay, fob, exquisite
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coxcomb

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