cockscomb
The English word “cockscomb” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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 argentea var. cristata, syn. Celosia cristata), having showy red clusters of flowers.
- A conceited dandy.
- A serrated cleat once fitted to the yards of a square-rigged ship and used when the sail was being reefed.
Etymology
From Middle English cokkes comb; equivalent to cock + -s- + comb.
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