Emily Dickinson Lexicon

COX'COMB, n. [cock's comb.]

1. The top of the head. – Shak.
2. The comb resembling that of a cock, which licensed fools wore formerly in their caps. – Shak.
3. A fop; a vain showy fellow; a superficial pretender to knowledge or accomplishments. – Dryden. Pope.
4. A kind of red flower; a name given to a species of Celosia and some other plants.