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UK
/kˈɒkskəʊm/
]
NOUN
- a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments
- the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
- a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red
- garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers
How To Use cockscomb In A Sentence
- Her longings grew more varied and virulent with each passing year: raw pig meat, Hawaiian pineapples infeasible to procure in revolutionary Cuba, chewing tobacco, cockscomb stew. The Lady Matador’s Hotel
- This pie would be one containing especially fine titbits such as cockscombs and sweetbreads.
- The cockscomb is the most widely known, but many white or double flowered varieties were already cultivated at that time. Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation
- The museum owns two masks, which are similar to the present example; they are adorned with a cockscomb and horns but no chameleons.
- The English army then, to distinguish themselves, assumed a black rosette on their hats; which, from its position, the Scotch nick-named a "cock'ade" (with which our use of the word "cockscomb" is connected) and is still retained. Notes and Queries, Number 65, January 25, 1851
- Pantocrine tends to stimulate cell metabolism in organism and increase weight and cockscomb of chicken. Pantocrine also is a powerful tonic. It is good for sexual disorders and weakness.
- Joe - black skullcap, five red spikes sprouting like a deranged cockscomb from ear to ear - had spent the night at Sam's house.
- Flower stands are jam-packed with summer's best bouquets: dahlias, daisies, cockscombs and especially lilies of all sorts in mouth-watering colors.
- The crushed velvet of cockscomb provided the peacock's comb. Suzy Bales: Too Much Zucchini
- If you're wondering, the part of gallinaceous anatomy that Danilo is mimicking is called a caruncle, or cockscomb. SB Nation Featured Posts
