{ , n. [ Gr. kako`s bad + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; guest. ] (Min.) A hydrous phosphate of iron occurring in yellow radiated tufts. The phosphorus seriously injures it as an iron ore. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. cokes. Cf. Coax. ] A coxcomb; a simpleton; a gull. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Go; you're a brainless cox, a toy, a fop. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., the hip. ] (Zool.) The first joint of the leg of an insect or crustacean. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ NL. coxalgia, fr. L. coxa hip. + Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; pain: cf. F. coxalgie. ] (Med.) Pain in the hip. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ A corrupted spelling of cock's comb. ] 1. (a) A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock, which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps. (b) The cap itself. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The top of the head, or the head itself. [ 1913 Webster ]

We will belabor you a little better,
And beat a little more care into your coxcombs. Beau & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A vain, showy fellow; a conceited, silly man, fond of display; a superficial pretender to knowledge or accomplishments; a fop. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fond to be seen, she kept a bevy
Of powdered coxcombs at her levee. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some are bewildered in the maze of schools,
And some made coxcombs, nature meant but fools. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Bot.) A name given to several plants of different genera, but particularly to Celosia cristata, or garden cockscomb. Same as Cockscomb. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Befitting or indicating a coxcomb; like a coxcomb; foppish; conceited. -- Cox*comb"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Studded all over in coxcombical fashion with little brass nails. W. Irving. [1913 Webster]

a. like a coxcomb. [ Obs. ] “You coxcombly ass, you!” Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The manners of a coxcomb; foppishness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Coxcombical. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Conceitedly. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Cockswain. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Leuco- + Gr. xe`nos stranger. ] (Min.) A nearly opaque white mineral, in part identical with titanite, observed in some igneous rocks as the result of the alteration of titanic iron. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Gr. fy^kos seaweed + &unr_; yellow. ] A yellowish coloring matter found in certain algae. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Prim + cock. ] A coxcomb; a pert boy. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

(Chem. & Med.) A chemical substance (C17H14O4S, molecular weight 314.36) used in medicine as an analgesic to alleviate pain and inflammation; it is a synthetic compound, and is marketed by Merck & Co. under the trade name Vioxx, in tablets giving dosages of 12.5 or 25 milligrams. It is classed as a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Chemically, it is 4-[ 4-(methylsulfony)phenyl ]-3-phenyl-2(5H) furanone. Its chemical structure contains two phenyl rings and a furanone ring. It is believed to act by inhibition of prostaglandin biosynthesis, through inhibition of the enzyme cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2); unlike aspirin, it does not inhibit cyclooxygenase-1. [ PJC ]