coquetry
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kɪ noun, plural co·quet·ries.
1.
the behavior or arts of a coquette; flirtation.
2.
dalliance; trifling.
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coquetry (ˈkəʊkɪtrɪ, ˈkɒk-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ries | |
| flirtation | |
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Coquetry
is always a great word to know.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Word Origin & History
coquetry
1650s, from Fr. coquetterie, from coqueter (v.), from coquet (see coquet).
"Coquetry whets the appetite; flirtation depraves it ...." [Donald Grant Mitchell (1822-1908)]
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Vir- tue and vice, honesty and baseness, indulge in no coquetry in his representations.
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