COCKSCOMB

cockscomb

Noun

  1. The fleshy red crest of a rooster
  2. A red cap once worn by court jesters
  3. An annual garden plant, Celosia cristata, having showy red clusters of flowers
  4. A conceited dandy
  5. 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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