coxcombry
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of coxcombry
Example Sentences
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And, even more base than his coxcombry, he despised her because it was he, Edwin, to whom she had taken a fancy.
From Clayhanger by Bennett, Arnold
But in his own vein, that of coxcombry that is not quite cynical, and is quite intelligent, he is marvellously happy.
From A History of Elizabethan Literature by Saintsbury, George
He looked crestfallen for a moment: then his thorough coxcombry resumed its sway.
From Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 by Various
At the south, gentlemen, without the charge of coxcombry or effeminacy, wear them in the button-holes of their vests—fair girls wreathe them in their hair, and children trudge to school loaded with bouquets.
From The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 by Ingraham, Jonathon Holt
It is assuming the frivolity, the waste of time, the coxcombry, and all the disadvantages of music, without any of its substantial benefits.
From The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 5, May 1810 by Carpenter, S. C. (Stephen Cullen)
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