Associations to the word «Coxcomb»
Noun
- Dandy
- Dude
- Fool
- Cupid
- Vanity
- Beaumont
- Rake
- Wit
- Fletcher
- Nightingale
- Beau
- Snout
- Wretch
- Acquaintance
- Thou
- Railing
- Jest
- Folly
- Contempt
- Ass
- Liar
- Beggar
- Gentleman
- Merit
- Dress
- Cecil
- Nay
- Fellow
- Er
- Memoir
- Revenge
- Kindness
- Assassin
- Ne
- Manner
- Adventures
- Ribbon
- Tongue
- Self
- Pleasure
- Lover
- Berkeley
- Discourse
- Feather
- Favour
- Conquest
- Preserve
- Taste
- Necessity
- Sense
- Laugh
- Blow
- Lady
- Comedy
- Sir
- Creature
- Blade
Adjective
Wiktionary
COXCOMB, noun. (obsolete) The cap of a court jester, adorned with a red stripe.
COXCOMB, noun. A foolish or conceited person; a dandy.
COXCOMB, noun. The fleshy red pate of a rooster.
Dictionary definition
COXCOMB, noun. A conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments.
COXCOMB, noun. A cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red.
COXCOMB, noun. The fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds.
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.