Cockscomb: alternatives and connections

A man who takes great care to dress in the latest fashion; a dandy.

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A covering for the head

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A frame to hang clothes on.

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A tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing on an animal's head; the comb of a cock; the swelling on the head of a serpent; the lengthe…

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One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to dress; a fop; a coxcomb.

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A kind of dandy; especially, one characterized by an ultrafashionable style of dress and other affectations.

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One whose ambition it is to gain admiration by showy dress; a coxcomb; an inferior dandy.

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Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.

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A plant whose stem does not become woody and permanent, but dies, at least down to the ground, after flowering.

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The head of an Arab family, or of a clan or a tribe; also, the chief magistrate of an Arab village. The name is also applied to Mohammedan ecclesiast…

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To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface or dimensions, by matter added within, or by expansion of the inclosed substance; as, the le…

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One of the Gallinae or gallinaceous birds.

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An instrument with teeth, for straightening, cleansing, and adjusting the hair, or for keeping it in place.

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A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock, which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps.

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