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.