coxcombry
noun
the manners or behavior of a coxcomb.
coxcombries
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pluralof coxcombry.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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And all these coxcombries are the appendages of, as it seems to us, as little intellect as the rings and brooches of the Exquisite in a modern novel.
From Famous Reviews by R. Brimley Johnson
In another he remonstrates against certain frivolous affectations, and some of the coxcombries of literary modishness.
From Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) by John Morley
