# cockscomb

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A fleshy red crest of a rooster
2. A red cap once worn by court jesters
3. A yellow rattle, Rhinanthus minor (flowering plant native to Eurasia)
4. An annual garden plant (Celosia argentea var. cristata, syn. 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

## Etymology
From Middle English cokkes comb; equivalent to cock + -s- + comb.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cockscomb