cockscomb — ozdic

Definitions

noun

1

A fleshy red crest of a rooster

2

A red cap once worn by court jesters

3

A yellow rattle, Rhinanthus minor (flowering plant native to Eurasia)

4

An annual garden plant (Celosia argentea var. cristata, syn. Celosia cristata), having showy red clusters of flowers

She saw a square picture framed in the window, two whitewashed cottages each with a little winding path, a bed of red and yellow cockscomb, a sloping field, a row of gum-trees, a child in a blue sunbonnet carrying a basket.

5

A conceited dandy

Collocations

1

ADJ.

red, sloping, splendid, yellow

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and ot

noun — a cap worn by court jesters

coxcomb

noun — a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accompl

coxcomb

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

2

01

She saw a square picture framed in the window, two whitewashed cottages each with a little winding path, a bed of red and yellow cockscomb, a sloping field, a row of gum-trees, a child in a blue sunbo

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02

The cockerel's splendid red cockscomb is thought to play a part in determining gender and breed.

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Usage Notes

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