coquelicot

/ ˈkəʊklɪˌkəʊ /

noun

1. another name for corn poppy

Word History and Origins

Origin of coquelicot¹

C18: from French: crow of a cock, from its resemblance to a cock's comb

Example Sentences

The gamin Bujold plays the enchanting Coquelicot with whom Bates falls in love.

From Los Angeles Times

Stout Madam Gillin panted through the crowd in an amazing turban of coquelicot and gold, distributing hearty handshakes to the right and left; and Norah looked so pretty as she brought up the rear, that the Countess of Glandore's ire was kindled, and she glanced anxiously about for her elder son.

From Project Gutenberg

She went into the house, and returned almost immediately, bringing with her a small coquelicot waiter, with cakes and wine, which she pressed Lindsay to partake of.

From Project Gutenberg

It's actually a relatively restrained performance from the loons from Athens, Georgia, who called one album Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse, and have been known to perform nude.

From The Guardian

Miss McBean responded to my bow with great play of shoulders; and in turn presented me to her mother, a moustachioed lady in stiff black silk, surmounted with a black cap and coquelicot trimmings.

From Project Gutenberg