cockscomb
noun
- 1
The fleshy red crest of a rooster
- 2
A red cap once worn by court jesters
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A yellow rattle, Rhinanthus minor (flowering plant native to Eurasia)
- 4
An annual garden plant, Celosia cristata, having showy red clusters of flowers
- 5
A conceited dandy
- 6
A serrated cleat once fitted to the yards of a square-rigged ship and used when the sail was being reefed
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