JILT

jilt

(noun) a woman who jilts a lover

jilt

(verb) cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly; “jilt a lover or a bride”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

jilt (plural jilts)

A woman who jilts a lover.

Verb

jilt (third-person singular simple present jilts, present participle jilting, simple past and past participle jilted)

(transitive) To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover; to deceive in love.

Source: Wiktionary


Jilt, n. Etym: [Contr. fr. Scot. jillet a giddy girl, a jill-flirt, dim. of jill a jill.]

Definition: A woman who capriciously deceives her lover; a coquette; a flirt. Otway.

Jilt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jilted; p. pr. & vb. n. Jilting.]

Definition: To cast off capriciously or unfeeling, as a lover; to deceive in love. Locke.

Jilt, v. i.

Definition: To play the jilt; to practice deception in love; to discard lovers capriciously. Congreve.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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