cox|comb

cox|comb
cox|comb «KOKS KOHM», noun.
1. a) a vain, empty-headed man; conceited dandy. SYNONYM(S): fop, popinjay. b) Obsolete. a fool; simpleton.
2. = cockscomb (plant). (Cf. ↑cockscomb)
3. Obsolete. a) a strip of red cloth, jagged like the comb of a cock, formerly worn in a jester's cap. b) a cap with this strip of cloth.
4. Obsolete. the head.
╂[variant of cock's comb (which it resembled in shape and color)]

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