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单词 coxcomb
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coxcomb/ʹkokskohm/ noun archaic

a conceited foolish person; a fop

If he is only a chattering coxcomb, he will not occupy much of my time or thoughts — Jane Austen

the comb of a domestic fowl

a jester's cap, decorated with a red crest

Thou must needs wear my coxcomb — Shakespeare

humorous the head; the pate

That slate descended on the bald coxcomb of Sir Vindex Brindlecombe — Charles Kingsley

coxcombry noun
[Middle English cokkes comb cock's comb]
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