cockscomb.
The fleshy red crest of a rooster.
Meaning & usage
The fleshy red crest of a rooster.
A red cap once worn by court jesters.
A yellow rattle, Rhinanthus minor (flowering plant native to Eurasia).
An annual garden plant (Celosia argentea var. cristata, syn. Celosia cristata), having showy red clusters of flowers.
A conceited dandy.
A serrated cleat once fitted to the yards of a square-rigged ship and used when the sail was being reefed.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English cokkes comb; equivalent to cock + -s- + comb.
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