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For a long time, I dressed like an idiot. In college, I had a fully shaved head with just two horns. Like, a coxcomb of hair that I would sculpt into two horns. I looked like a crazy person.
Kurt Braunohler

Meaning of "coxcomb" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COXCOMB

coxcomb  [ˈkɒksˌkəʊm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COXCOMB

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Coxcomb is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COXCOMB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of coxcomb in the English dictionary

The definition of coxcomb in the dictionary is a foppish man. Other definition of coxcomb is the cap, resembling a cock's comb, worn by a jester.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COXCOMB


backcomb
ˈbækˌkəʊm
beachcomb
ˈbiːtʃˌkəʊm
catacomb
ˈkætəˌkəʊm
chrome
krəʊm
cockscomb
ˈkɒksˌkəʊm
comb
kəʊm
currycomb
ˈkʌrɪˌkəʊm
dome
dəʊm
foam
fəʊm
holm
həʊm
home
həʊm
honeycomb
ˈhʌnɪˌkəʊm
monochrome
ˈmɒnəˌkrəʊm
nome
nəʊm
Rome
rəʊm
Stockholm
ˈstɒkhəʊm
syndrome
ˈsɪndrəʊm
tome
təʊm
trichome
ˈtraɪkəʊm
whitecomb
ˈwaɪtˌkəʊm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COXCOMB

cox
Cox´s Orange Pippin
coxa
coxae
coxal
coxalgia
coxalgic
coxcombic
coxcombical
coxcombicality
coxcombically
coxcombries
coxcombry
coxcomical
coxiness
coxitis
coxless
coxless four
Coxsackie virus
coxswain

WORDS THAT END LIKE COXCOMB

A-bomb
Afro-comb
atomic bomb
bath bomb
bomb
car bomb
cherry bomb
coulomb
fine-tooth comb
fine-toothed comb
go over with a fine-tooth comb
like a bomb
Newcomb
photobomb
pipe bomb
the bomb
the tomb
time bomb
tomb
womb

Synonyms and antonyms of coxcomb in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COXCOMB»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «coxcomb» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of coxcomb
beau · dandy · dude · exquisite · fop · macaroni · peacock · popinjay · poser · prig · puppy · spark · swell

Translation of «coxcomb» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COXCOMB

Find out the translation of coxcomb to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of coxcomb from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «coxcomb» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

花花公子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

petimetre
570 millions of speakers

English

coxcomb
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

coxcomb
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المغرور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фат
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

coxcomb
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফুলবাবু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

muscadin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Coxcomb
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stutzer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

気取り屋
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

coxcomb
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Coxcomb
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

công tử bột
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

coxcomb
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉक्सकॉम्ब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bobstil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

berretto da giullare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

coxcomb
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фат
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

creastă de cocoș
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Coxcomb
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hanekam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

coxcomb
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Coxcomb
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of coxcomb

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COXCOMB»

The term «coxcomb» is regularly used and occupies the 88.075 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COXCOMB» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «coxcomb» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «coxcomb» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about coxcomb

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QUOTES WITH «COXCOMB»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word coxcomb.
1
Kurt Braunohler
For a long time, I dressed like an idiot. In college, I had a fully shaved head with just two horns. Like, a coxcomb of hair that I would sculpt into two horns. I looked like a crazy person.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COXCOMB»

Discover the use of coxcomb in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to coxcomb and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Whores of Coxcomb Hall
To fix Coxcomb's finances Jimmy Tarbuck will top the bill at the Whitsun Grand Fete, supported by Coxcomb's choir's Junior Black and White Minstrel Show.
Edward George Taylor, 2010
2
The Scornful Lady. The Coxcomb. The Captain. The Honest ...
3. Wel. Sir Roger, what will you take to lie from your sweetheart to-night ? Rog. Not the best benefice in your worship's gift, sir. Wel. A whoreson, how he swells ! Y. Love. How many times to-night, Sir Roger? Ra9 Sir. you grow scurrilous. What I ...
3
The Dramatick Works of Beaumont and Fletcher: Coronation. ...
Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher. P R O L O G U E f T^HIS Comedy,long forgot, by some thought dead, X By us prescrv'd, once more doth raise her head, And to your noble censures does present Her outward form, and inward ornament.
Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, 1778
4
The Wages of Corruption
Brown. Kaloka. the. Coxcomb. Brown. Kaloka is a young man in his late thirties. Hehas a height of one and half metre, which many people consider as average. But he has always wished he was taller. So he has adopted the habit of always ...
Sammy Oke Akombi, 2009
5
Coxcomb Variations: AQS Legacy Collection
Award-winning quilter, author, and teacher Anita Shackelford challenged 12 people to create quilts based on a magnificent nineteenth-century Coxcomb applique quilt. The result is 11 new quilt projects for you to sew and enjoy.
Anita Shackelford, Bonnie K. Browning, 2000
6
Cecil: Or the Adventures of A Coxcomb
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Anonymous, 2009
7
Cecil Or the Adventures of a Coxcomb (1845) Cecil Or the ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Catherine Grace Frances Gore, 2010
8
Take My Coxcomb: Shakespeare's Clown-Servants from Late ...
Specifically, "Take My Coxcomb" analyzes the ways in which the clowns affect three aspects of Shakespeare's comedies: clowns as markers of changes in audience humor from portrayals of court fool to rustic simpleton, clowns as economic ...
Everett G. Neasman, 2009
9
Coxcomb Quilt
Create your own quilted masterpiece with expert techniques for making a traditional favorite. Find instructions for a beautiful, full-size quilt, plus patterns and directions for a coordinating table runner and pillow.
Donna Hanson Eines, 1998
10
Notodontidae: Polypoetes, Erbessa, Phalera, Dioptis, Coxcomb ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books Group, Source: Wikipedia, Books Llc, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COXCOMB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term coxcomb is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Eagle Crest buys site for 1300-MW pumped-storage hydro project
... is located just northeast of the project area extending through the Coxcomb Mountains and continuing in a southwesterly direction, passing ... «HydroWorld, Jul 15»
2
Review: Bard on the Beach goes big with King Lear
Bellis plays Lear's Fool dressed in a sort of chicken outfit complete with a coxcomb. But as with all the Fool's in Shakespeare this one is no fool ... «Vancouver Courier, Jul 15»
3
Volunteer opportunities: July 3, 2015
Astoria Column — 1 Coxcomb Drive. Volunteers needed to welcome visitors, provide information and answer questions about the Astoria ... «Daily Astorian, Jul 15»
4
Astoria Column closed for repairs
While visitors will not be able to enter the column or climb the 164-step spiral staircase to the viewing platform, the park grounds at Coxcomb ... «The Register-Guard, Jul 15»
5
Astoria Column won't open for 4th; $1M renovation will take all …
While visitors will not be able to enter the column or climb the 164-step spiral staircase to the viewing platform, the park grounds at Coxcomb ... «Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, Jul 15»
6
Man still wants to arrest Astoria mayor, City Council
... Astoria Column to help persuade Verizon Wireless to move a communications tower off Coxcomb Hill. The council also approved a contract ... «Daily Astorian, Jun 15»
7
Don't like my driving, eh? Do not test my forbearance
“Thou insignificant flea; foul and ugly witch; prating coxcomb; wretched slave with a body filled and vacant mind; child of hell; useless recreant; ... «The Daily Courier, Jun 15»
8
Going ?Goonie? in Astoria
A great overlook is atop 600-foot Coxcomb Hill. Crowning this crest is the Astoria Column, currently encased in scaffolding and plastic during ... «Bend Bulletin, Jun 15»
9
Has America Evolved Into a Revolving Dynasty?
The fool, also known as a jester or a joker, generally wore a multi-colored coat, hood with donkey ears or a red-flannel coxcomb and bells. «Sputnik International, Jun 15»
10
UnPOPular Opinions: Is 'Hannibal' In Danger of Jumping the 'True …
... Hannibal to follow through on any of its darker devices: season 2 that ended with almost every main character dead at the hand of a coxcomb ... «New York Observer, Jun 15»

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