| Coquette (coquette) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Co*quette" |
| [F., fr.
coquet, coquette, coquettish, orig., cocklike,
strutting like a cock, fr. coq a cock. Cf. Cock,
Cocket, Cocky, Cockade.] |
A vain, trifling woman, who endeavors to attract admiration
from a desire to gratify vanity; a flirt; -- formerly sometimes
applied also to men.
A tropical humming
bird of the genus Lophornis, with very elegant neck
plumes. Several species are known. See Illustration under
Spangle, v. t.
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