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co⋅quet

[koh-ket] verb, -quet⋅ted, -quet⋅ting, adjective, noun
–verb (used without object)
1. to try to attract the attention and admiration of men for mere self-gratification; flirt.
2. to act without seriousness; trifle; dally.
–adjective
3. coquettish.
–noun
4. Obsolete. a male flirt.

Origin:
1685–95; < F; lit., cockerel, equiv. to coq cock + -et -et


1. dally, tease.
co·quet   (kō-kět')   
intr.v.   co·quet·ted, co·quet·ting, co·quets
  1. To engage in coquetry; flirt.
  2. To trifle; dally.

[French coqueter, from coquet, flirtatious man, diminutive of coq, cock, from Old French coc, from Late Latin coccus; see cock1.]

Coquet

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

Coquet

Co*quet"\, v. i. 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.
Language Translation for : coquet
Spanish: considerable,
German: ordentlich,
Japanese: かなりの
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