English-Thai Dictionary

coxcomb

N คน ขี้ เต๊ะ  คน ที่มั่น ใจ ใน รูปลักษณ์ภายนอก ของ ตนเอง มากเกินไป  kon-ke-tea

 

coxcomb

N หงอนไก่  cockscomb ngon-kai

 

coxcombry

N ความประพฤติ ของ คน ขี้โอ่ ที่ หยิ่ง และ โง่ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COXCOMB

n.[cocks comb. ] 1. The top of the head.
2. The comb resembling that of a cock, which licensed fools wore formerly in their caps.
3. A fop; a vain showy fellow; a superficial pretender to knowledge or accomplishments.
4. A kind of red flower; a name given to a species of Celosia, and some other plants.

 

COXCOMBLY

a.Like a coxcomb. [Not used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COXCOMB

Cox "comb ` (kks "km `), n. Etym: [A corrupted spelling of cock's comb. ]

 

1. (a ) A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock, which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps. (b ) The cap itself.

 

2. The top of the head, or the head itself. We will belabor you a little better, And beat a little more care into your coxcombs. Beau & Fl.

 

3. A vain, showy fellow; a conceited, silly man, fond of display; a superficial pretender to knowledge or accomplishments; a fop. Fond to be seen, she kept a bevy Of powdered coxcombs at her levee. Goldsmith. Some are bewildered in the maze of schools, And some made coxcombs, nature meant but fools. Pope.

 

4. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A name given to several plants of different genera, but particularly to Celosia cristata, or garden cockscomb. Same as Cockscomb.

 

COXCOMBICAL

COXCOMBICAL Cox *comb "ic *al (kks-km "-kal ), a.

 

Defn: Befitting or indicating a coxcomb; like a coxcomb; foppish; conceited. -- Cox *comb "ic *al *ly, adv. Studded all over in coxcombical fashion with little brass nails. W.Irving.

 

COXCOMBLY

COXCOMBLY Cox "comb "ly (kks "km `l ), a.

 

Defn: like a coxcomb. [Obs. ] "You coxcombly ass, you! " Beau & Fl.

 

COXCOMBRY

COXCOMBRY Cox "comb `ry (-r ), n.

 

Defn: The manners of a coxcomb; foppishness.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

coxcomb

cox comb |ˈkäksˌkōm ˈkɑksˌkoʊm | ▶noun 1 dated a vain and conceited man; a dandy. 2 variant spelling of cockscomb ( sense 2 ). DERIVATIVES cox comb ry noun ( pl. coxcombries ) coxcomb ( sense 1 ), cox comb er y |-ˌkōm (ə )rē |noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (denoting a simpleton ): variant of cockscomb, in the sense ‘jester's cap ’ (resembling a cock's comb ), hence ‘a jester, a fool. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

coxcomb

coxcomb |ˈkɒkskəʊm | ▶noun 1 archaic a vain and conceited man; a dandy. 2 variant spelling of cockscomb ( sense 2 ). DERIVATIVES coxcombry |-kəmri |noun ( pl. coxcombries ) coxcomb ( sense 1 ) ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (denoting a simpleton ): variant of cockscomb, in the sense ‘jester's cap ’ (resembling a cockscomb ), hence ‘a jester, a fool ’.