coxcombs

Meaning of coxcombs

plural noun
  1. the crest or comb of a domestic cock.
  2. a tropical plant with a crest of tiny yellow, orange, or red flowers, grown as a pot plant.
  3. a brightly coloured orchid of southern North America, related to the coralroots.
plural noun
  1. a vain and conceited man; a dandy.
  2. variant spelling of cockscomb (sense 2).

mid 16th century (denoting a simpleton): variant of cockscomb, in the sense ‘jester's cap’ (resembling a cockscomb), hence ‘a jester, a fool’.

Information about coxcombs

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of coxcombs is: coxcomb.
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Hyphenation of coxcombs

cox-combs

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • coxcombs is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with coxcombs

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