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Coquet
Pronunciation : Co*quet"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: 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.
t. [imp. & p.p. Coquetted; p.pr. & vb.n. Coquetting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Co*quet"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: 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.
i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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