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Coxcomb vs Coxcombly - What's the difference?

coxcomb | coxcombly |

In obsolete terms the difference between coxcomb and coxcombly

is that coxcomb is the cap of a court jester, adorned with a red stripe while coxcombly is like a coxcomb.

As a noun coxcomb

is the cap of a court jester, adorned with a red stripe.

As an adjective coxcombly is

like a coxcomb.

coxcomb

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) The cap of a court jester, adorned with a red stripe.
  • A foolish or conceited person; a dandy.
  • *
  • for though I am afraid the doctor was a little of a coxcomb , he might be nevertheless very much of a surgeon.
  • * 2010 ,
  • And she nearly started a fight between two young fops in plumed hats and flouncy collars: "Clay-brained coxcomb !" "Mewling milk-livered maggot!"
  • The fleshy red pate of a rooster.
  • Derived terms

    * coxcombical * coxcombically

    Synonyms

    * cockscomb (3) * fool (2) * popinjay

    coxcombly

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Like a coxcomb.
  • You coxcombly ass, you! — Beaumont and Fletcher.
    (Webster 1913)