Vocabulary : Coxcomb to Coying

Coxcomb : A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock, which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps. ;; The cap itself. ;; The top of the head, or the head itself ;; A vain, showy fellow; a conceited, silly man, fond of display; a superficial pretender to knowledge or accomplishments; a fop. ;; A name given to several plants of different genera, but particularly to Celosia cristata, or garden cockscomb. Same as Cockscomb.
Coxcombical : Befitting or indicating a coxcomb; like a coxcomb; foppish; conceited.
Coxcombly : like a coxcomb.
Coxcombry : The manners of a coxcomb; foppishness.
Coxcomical : Coxcombical.

Coxcomically : Conceitedly.
Coxswain : See Cockswain.
Coy : Quiet; still. ;; Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry. ;; Soft; gentle; hesitating. ;; To allure; to entice; to decoy. ;; To caress with the hand; to stroke. ;; To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity. ;; To make difficulty; to be unwilling.
Coyed : of Coy
Coying : of Coy

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