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单词 coquet
释义 co·quet
I. \kōˈket\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French, diminutive of coq cock — more at coq
1. obsolete : a man who indulges in coquetry
2. : coquette
II. \(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: French, from coquet, n.
1. obsolete : boldly amorous in manner
2. : coquettish
III. verb
or co·quette \kōˈket, usu -ed.+V\
(coquetted ; coquetted ; coquetting ; coquets or coquettes)
Etymology: partly from coquet (I), partly from coquette, n.
transitive verb
obsolete : to treat coquettishly : flirt with
 < you are coquetting a maid of honor — Jonathan Swift >
intransitive verb
1. : to trifle in love : play the coquette
 < she coquetted with the solid husbands of her friends — Dorothy Parker >
 < the courtiers stood around … coquetting and making their pretty speeches — Francis Hackett >
2. : deal playfully instead of seriously : play, dally — used with with
 < we have coquetted with a serious matter >
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