1. Noun
A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock, which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps.
2. Noun
The cap itself.
3. Noun
The top of the head, or the head itself
4. Noun
A vain, showy fellow; a conceited, silly man, fond of display; a superficial pretender to knowledge or accomplishments; a fop.
5. Noun
A name given to several plants of different genera, but particularly to Celosia cristata, or garden cockscomb. Same as Cockscomb.
6. Noun
the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
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