Coxcomb vs Coxcombly - What's the difference?
coxcomb | coxcombly |
(obsolete) The cap of a court jester, adorned with a red stripe.
A foolish or conceited person; a dandy.
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* 2010 ,
The fleshy red pate of a rooster.
(obsolete) Like a coxcomb.
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)- for though I am afraid the doctor was a little of a coxcomb , he might be nevertheless very much of a surgeon.
- And she nearly started a fight between two young fops in plumed hats and flouncy collars: "Clay-brained coxcomb !" "Mewling milk-livered maggot!"
Quotations
* (English Citations of "coxcomb")Derived terms
* coxcombical * coxcombicallySynonyms
* cockscomb (3) * fool (2) * popinjaycoxcombly
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- You coxcombly ass, you! — Beaumont and Fletcher.