coxcomb/ˈkɒks.koʊm/EtymologyFrom Middle English cokke’s comb.nounThe cap of a court jester, adorned with a red stripe.The fleshy red pate of a rooster.A foolish or conceited person; a dandy.“Thanks to my stars, I once can see / A window here from scribbling free! / Here no conceited coxcombs pass, / To scratch their paltry drabs on glass; / Nor party-fool is calling names, / Or dealing crowns to George and James.”