Coxcombry

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Behavior that is characteristic of or appropriate to a coxcomb; foppish conceit.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A behaviour or manner that is characteristic of a coxcomb; a foppish behaviour.
  • n. Behaviour or airs characteristic of a coxcomb; foppishness.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The manners of a coxcomb; foppishness.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Coxcombs collectively.
  • n. The manners of a coxcomb; foppishness.
    • Word Usage
    "The pistol had been bought and prepared for the purpose with the utmost nicety, not only for use but show; nor is it unfrequent to find in such instances of premeditated ferocity in design a fearful kind of coxcombry lavished upon the means."
    Cross Reference
    coxcomical   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    foppishness   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    foppishness    priggishness    shearer    indiscrimination    inelegance   
     
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