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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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