Associations to the word «Cockscomb»

COCKSCOMB, noun. The fleshy red crest of a rooster

COCKSCOMB, noun. A red cap once worn by court jesters

COCKSCOMB, noun. A yellow rattle, Rhinanthus minor (flowering plant native to Eurasia)

COCKSCOMB, noun. An annual garden plant, Celosia cristata, having showy red clusters of flowers

COCKSCOMB, noun. (archaic) A conceited dandy

COCKSCOMB, noun. (nautical) A serrated cleat once fitted to the yards of a square-rigged ship and used when the sail was being reefed

COCKSCOMB, noun. Garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers.

COCKSCOMB, noun. A conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments.

COCKSCOMB, noun. A cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red.

COCKSCOMB, noun. The fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds.