comb, cockscomb, coxcomb
(noun) the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
cockscomb, coxcomb
(noun) a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red
coxcomb, cockscomb
(noun) a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments
cockscomb, common cockscomb, Celosia cristata, Celosia argentea cristata
(noun) garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cockscomb (plural cockscombs)
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 cristata, having showy red clusters of flowers
(archaic) A conceited dandy
(nautical) A serrated cleat once fitted to the yards of a square-rigged ship and used when the sail was being reefed
Source: Wiktionary
Cocks"comb, n. Etym: [1st cock, n. + comb crest.]
1. See Coxcomb.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: A plant (Celosia cristata), of many varieties, cultivated for its broad, fantastic spikes of brilliant flowers; -- sometimes called garden cockscomb. Also the Pedicularis, or lousewort, the Rhinanthus Crista-galli, and the Onobrychis Crista-galli.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 May 2025
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
