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单词 coxcombs
释义

coxcomb

noun

cox·​comb ˈkäks-ˌkōm How to pronounce coxcomb (audio)
1
a
: a jester's cap adorned with a strip of red
b
archaic : pate, head
2
a
obsolete : fool
b
: a conceited foolish person : fop
coxcombical
käks-ˈkō-mi-kəl How to pronounce coxcomb (audio)
-ˈkä-
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The doctor was a large, hale man, with a coxcomb of thinning red hair. Adam O’fallon Price, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019

Word History

Etymology

Middle English cokkes comb, literally, cock's comb

First Known Use

1573, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

coxcombs

noun

plural of coxcomb
as in popinjays

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