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cockscomb.

The fleshy red crest of a rooster.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The fleshy red crest of a rooster.

  2. A red cap once worn by court jesters.

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

  4. An annual garden plant (Celosia argentea var. cristata, syn. Celosia cristata), having showy red clusters of flowers.

  5. A conceited dandy.

    archaic
  6. 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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.