cockscomb

1. The fleshy red crest of a rooster.

   Hahnenkamm

   гре́беньgrébenʹ, петуши́ный гре́беньpetušínyj grébenʹ, гребешо́кgrebešók

   the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds

2. A red cap once worn by court jesters.

   a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red

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.

   Hahnenkamm, Silber-Brandschopf

   garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers

5. A serrated cleat once fitted to the yards of a square-rigged ship and used when the sail was being reefed.

6. (archaic)A conceited dandy.

   a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments

1. The cockerel's splendid red cockscomb is thought to play a part in determining gender and breed.

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