Coxcomb

n.	1.	A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock, which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps.
	2.	The top of the head, or the head itself We will belabor you a little better, And beat a little more care into your coxcombs. - Beau & Fl.
	3.	A vain, showy fellow; a conceited, silly man, fond of display; a superficial pretender to knowledge or accomplishments; a fop. Fond to be seen, she kept a bevy Of powdered coxcombs at her levee. - Goldsmith. Some are bewildered in the maze of schools, And some made coxcombs, nature meant but fools. - Pope.
	4.	(Bot.) A name given to several plants of different genera, but particularly to Celosia cristata, or garden cockscomb. Same as Cockscomb.

Noun	1.	coxcomb - a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments Synonyms: cockscomb
	2.	coxcomb - a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red Synonyms: cockscomb
	3.	coxcomb - the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds Synonyms: comb, cockscomb

Beau Brummel, beau, bladder, blade, blood, boulevardier, buck, cap and bells, clotheshorse, dandy, dude, exquisite, fashion plate, fine gentleman, fop, fribble, gallant, jack-a-dandy, jackanapes, lady-killer, lounge lizard, macaroni, man-about-town, masher, motley, puppy, slapstick, sock, spark, sport, swell