Usually means: Foolishness, vanity displayed in behavior.
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  1. coxcombries: Merriam-Webster
  2. coxcombries: Collins English Dictionary
  3. coxcombries: Wiktionary
  4. coxcombries: Dictionary.com
  5. coxcombries: TheFreeDictionary.com

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(Note: See coxcombry as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (coxcombry)

noun:  (countable) A behaviour or manner that is characteristic of a coxcomb; a foppish behaviour.
noun:  (uncountable) Behaviour or airs characteristic of a coxcomb; foppishness.
▸ Also see coxcombry


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