cockscomb

• Nom avec plusieurs sens : une plante de jardin à inflorescences plumeuses ; un homme vaniteux et élégant ; le bonnet de fou orné d'une bande rouge ; ou la crête charnue rouge sur la tête d'un oiseau domestique.

A noun with multiple meanings: a garden plant with featherlike flower spikes; a conceited dandy; a jester's cap with a red strip; or the fleshy red crest on the head of domestic fowl.

1. Fleshy crest of a birdB1formal

   The bright red, fleshy growth on the head of a rooster or other domestic fowl.

   Crête charnue d'oiseau

   • The rooster's cockscomb was a vibrant red.
   • The hen's cockscomb was smaller and paler than the rooster's.
   • The farmer noted the healthy color of the bird's cockscomb.

   Synonymescombcrest

2. Garden plantB2formalscientific

   A garden annual plant with feather-like spikes of red or yellow flowers.

   Célosie crête-de-coq

   • She planted cockscomb in the flowerbed for a splash of color.
   • The cockscomb flowers bloomed in late summer.
   • The garden was full of tall cockscomb plants.

   Synonymescelosiacoxcomb

3. Jester's capC1formal

   A cap worn by court jesters, often adorned with a strip of red.

   Bonnet de fou (ou de bouffon)

   • The jester wore a colorful cockscomb on his head.
   • The cockscomb was a traditional part of the court fool's costume.
   • The actor's costume included a jester's cockscomb.

4. Conceited personC2informal

   A person who is overly proud of their own accomplishments or appearance.

   Personne vaniteuse

   • He strutted around like a cockscomb after winning the award.
   • Don't be such a cockscomb; no one likes a show-off.
   • The young actor was a bit of a cockscomb, always talking about his success.

   Synonymesbraggartcoxcombdandyfopjackanapesnarcissistpeacockpopinjayprigswaggerer