English to French Meaning of cockscomb - crête de coq

Cockscomb :

crête de coq

noun

pitre, bouffon, imbécile, Funster, crête de coq, idiot, mec, galant, sang neuf, muscadin, freluquet

adjective

crête de coq

Cockscomb :: crête de coqCockscombs :: crêtes de coq

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Definitions of cockscomb in English

Noun(1) garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers(2) a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments(3) a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red(4) the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds

Examples of cockscomb in English

(1) The museum owns two masks, which are similar to the present example; they are adorned with a cockscomb and horns but no chameleons.(2) Plant hot weather annuals such as cockscomb , Madagascar periwinkle, portulaca, and annual salvias.(3) Covered in dried flowers - such as cockscomb , bells of Ireland, and gomphrena - these wreaths pack visual punch on the front door or over the mantel.(4) Joe - black skullcap, five red spikes sprouting like a deranged cockscomb from ear to ear - had spent the night at Sam's house.(5) The chef's favorite offal product, tripe, graces the menu, as do rubbery coxcombs (braised, with green chilies), and sweetbreads fried like chicken in a crunchy, salty batter.(6) Flower stands are jam-packed with summer's best bouquets: dahlias, daisies, cockscombs and especially lilies of all sorts in mouth-watering colors.(7) This pie would be one containing especially fine titbits such as cockscombs and sweetbreads.

Related Phrases of cockscomb

(1) cockscomb ::

crête de coq

(2) comb ::

peigne

Related Phrases of cockscomb

(1) cockscomb ::

crête de coq

(2) comb ::

peigne

Synonyms

Noun

1. coxcomb ::

muscadin

Different Forms

cockscomb, cockscombs

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