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coxcomb
noun
- a cap topped with a notched strip of red cloth like a cock's comb, formerly worn by jesters
- a silly, vain, foppish fellow; dandy
Related Forms:
- coxcombical adjective
See coxcomb in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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