coxcomb

1. (historical)The cap of a court jester, adorned with a red stripe.

   шутовско́й колпа́кšutovskój kolpák

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

2. The fleshy red pate of a rooster.

   Hahnenkamm

   пету́ший гребешо́кpetúšij grebešók, гре́беньgrébenʹ

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

3. (broadly)A foolish or conceited person; a dandy.

   самодово́льный хлы́щsamodovólʹnyj xlýšč, фатfat, пижо́нpižón

   a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments

1. He plays neither jack-pudding nor coxcomb.

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2. At the risk of spoiling my story and of being taken for a coxcomb, I state my intention at the outset.

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