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coquet
UK /ˈkɒk.ɛt/ US /ˈkɒk.ɛt/
verb 3noun 2name 1
Definitions
noun
1
A flirtatious female; a coquette.
2
A flirtatious male.
verb
1
To act as a flirt or coquet.
2
To waste time; to dally.
3
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; to lead on.
November 26, 1725, Jonathan Swift, letter to Alexander Pope You [are] coquetting a maid of honour.
name
1
A river in Northumberland, England, which flows into the North Sea at Amble; in full, the River Coquet.
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