coxcomb

Examples

• All

• The rooster's bright red coxcomb stood out beautifully against its glossy feathers.

• Once the helmet was clear, the pulpy crest above the eyes sprang up like a coxcomb, reaching up over the top of the green head.

  Fiction book (1993)

• What is your crest, a coxcomb?

  Kiss Me Kate (1953)

• Her white hair crested in a coxcomb.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Corporate names crested buildings like proud coxcombs, crowing with a glow of marketed pride.

  Fiction book (2000)

• And the breast and the Morel and the liver and the heart and the coxcomb and the testicle and the oh, by the way, did you taste my testicle?

• Each coxcomb on the hens was different, showcasing the unique beauty of each bird.

Synonyms

C

comb

vscoxcomb

4 8.3

A red fleshy crest on a chicken's head

is the fuller traditional form rather than the short name for the crest

C

cockscomb

vscoxcomb

8.9

A fleshy red crest on a rooster's head

is the alternative spelling for the same fleshy red head crest

Surface Forms

Etymology