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coquette(dictionary)

coquette (iou)



coquette noun & adjective. M17.
[French, fem. of coquet: see COQUET noun & adjective, -ETTE.]
A. noun.
A woman who trifles with men's affections; a woman given to flirting or coquetry. M17.
b. male coquette, = COQUET noun 1. Now rare or obsolete. L18.
A crested hummingbird of the genus Lophornis. M19.
b. adjective. = COQUET adjective. M18.
coquettish adjective like (that of) a coquette; characterized by coquetry: E18.
coquettishly adverb L18.
coquettishness noun L19.