Noun
- 1. coxcomb, cockscomb, dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse
- usage: a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments
- 2. cockscomb, coxcomb, cap
- usage: a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red
- 3. comb, cockscomb, coxcomb, crest
- usage: the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
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