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单词 coxcombery
释义

coxcomberyn.

Brit. /ˈkɒkskəʊm(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈkɑksˌkoʊməri/
Forms: 1700s– coxcombery, 1800s coxcomery, 1800s–1900s cockscombery.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: coxcomb n., -ery suffix.
Etymology: < coxcomb n. + -ery suffix. Compare earlier coxcombry n.
Conceitedness, vanity, pretentious affectation; foppery. Cf. coxcombry n. 2a.
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the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [noun] > dandy > characteristic behaviour of
fop-road1677
coxcombry1745
coxcombliness1765
coxcombery1774
coxcombality1785
the mind > emotion > pride > self-esteem > vanity > [noun]
idleshipa1250
vanitya1340
self-love1539
self-liking1549
conceit1563
vainness1567
self-pridea1586
self-delight1591
self-admiration1609
self-respect1609
self-lovingnessa1628
self-idolatry1643
self-idolizing1643
selfism1731
coxcombry1745
coxcombliness1765
coxcombicality1766
coxcombery1774
narcissism1822
narcism1938
1774 Lady's Mag. Aug. 436/2 A waterman, honest and blunt; and a gardener, made up of coxcombery and foppishness, pay their respective addresses to her.
1837 Fraser's Mag. Nov. 581/1 The Jack Essences either perished for want of ‘Warren's Milk of Roses’ to wash with..; or else..they threw aside their slough of effeminate coxcombery, and turned into brave and well-conducted soldiers.
1921 E. L. White Andivius Hedulio i. i. 8 Travelling long distances by litter..had become a fashion through the extreme coxcombery of wealthy fops.
2002 Times (Nexis) 31 Aug. 24 Listen to rap music.., feel the empty bravado and jack-the-lad bombast, and you will have the whole damn strutting coxcombery in a nutshell.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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