The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
coquets
plural of coquet
coquets
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coquet
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
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.