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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Coquette \Co*quette"\, n. [F., fr coquet, coquette, coquettish, orig., cocklike, strutting like a cock, fr coq a cock. Cf {Cock}, {Cocket}, {Cocky}, {Cockade}.] 1. A vain, trifling woman, who endeavors to attract admiration from a desire to gratify vanity; a flirt; -- formerly sometimes applied also to men. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A tropical humming bird of the genus {Lophornis}, with very elegant neck plumes. Several species are known See Illustration under {Spangle}, v. t. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: coquette n : a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men [syn: {flirt}, {vamp}, {vamper}, {minx}, {tease}, {prickteaser}] v : talk amorously; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women" [syn: {chat up}, {flirt}, {dally}, {coquet}, {romance}, {philander}, {mash}]
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