A kind of dandy; especially, one characterized by an ultrafashionable style of dress and other affectations.
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See Coxcomb.
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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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Long slender tubes made of a paste chiefly of wheat flour, and used as an article of food; Italian or Genoese paste.
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A human being; -- opposed tobeast.
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A man who takes great care to dress in the latest fashion; a dandy.
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Something huge; a roistering blade; also, a spree.
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A frame to hang clothes on.
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One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to dress; a fop; a coxcomb.
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A companion; a comrade; an associate; a partner; a sharer.
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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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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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