COQUET

Etymology

Noun

coquet (plural coquets)

A flirtatious female; a coquette.

(obsolete) A flirtatious male.

Verb

coquet (third-person singular simple present coquets, present participle coquetting, simple past and past participle coquetted)

To act as a flirt or coquet.

To waste time; to dally.

To attempt to attract the notice, admiration, or love of; to treat with a show of tenderness or regard, with a view to deceive and disappoint; to lead on.

Source: Wiktionary


Co*quet", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Coquetted; p.pr. & vb.n. Coquetting.]

Definition: To attempt to attract the notice, admiration, or love of; to treat with a show of tenderness or regard, with a view to deceive and disappoint. You are coquetting a maid of honor. Swift.

Co*quet", v. i.

Definition: To trifle in love; to stimulate affection or interest; to play the coquette; to deal playfully instead of seriously; to play (with); as, we have coquetted with political crime.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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