(n.) A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock, which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps.
(n.) The cap itself.
(n.) The top of the head, or the head itself
(n.) A vain, showy fellow; a conceited, silly man, fond of display; a superficial pretender to knowledge or accomplishments; a fop.
(n.) A name given to several plants of different genera, but particularly to Celosia cristata, or garden cockscomb. Same as Cockscomb.
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Popinjay
Definition:
(n.) The green woodpecker.
(n.) A parrot.
(n.) A target in the form of a parrot.
(n.) A trifling, chattering, fop or coxcomb.
Example Sentences:
(1) While on the steps of the US Congress, he even managed to silence the late essayist and debater Christopher Hitchens with one his most memorable put-downs, declaring him to be a "drink-soaked former Trotskyist popinjay" .
(2) "You're a drink-soaked former Trotskyist popinjay," Mr Galloway in formed him.