cockscomb
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A fleshy red crest of a rooster
- A red cap once worn by court jesters
- A yellow rattle, Rhinanthus minor (flowering plant native to Eurasia)
- An annual garden plant (Celosia argentea var. cristata, syn. Celosia cristata), having showy red clusters of flowers
- A conceited dandy
- 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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