Difference between Coxcomb and Cockscomb

What is the difference between Coxcomb and Cockscomb?

Coxcomb as a noun is (obsolete) the cap of a court jester, adorned with a red stripe while Cockscomb as a noun is the fleshy red crest of a rooster

Coxcomb

Part of speech: noun

Definition: (obsolete) the cap of a court jester, adorned with a red stripe a foolish or conceited person; a dandy the fleshy red pate of a rooster

Cockscomb

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The fleshy red crest of a roosterA red cap once worn by court jestersAn annual garden plant, Celosia cristata, having showy red clusters of flowersA conceited dandyA serrated cleat once fitted to the yards of a square-rigged ship and used when the sail was being reefed

We hope you now know whether to use Coxcomb or Cockscomb in your sentence.

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