coquette
[koh-ket]
noun
a woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to win their admiration and affection; flirt.
verb (used without object)
to coquet.
Origin of coquette
Synonyms for coquette
Usage note
See -ette.
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Examples from the Web for coquette
Historical Examples of coquette
"La Coquetta," "The Coquette," was the title of a cigar shop.
Aztec LandMaturin M. Ballou
Yet some of the sheeny-winged gallants called her a coquette.
Japanese Fairy WorldWilliam Elliot Griffis
Coquette, if you will, with fifty, but give your affections to one.
That Boy Of Norcott'sCharles James Lever
I 'd be sorry, very sorry, to doubt it; but she never said I was a coquette?
The Bramleighs Of Bishop's FollyCharles James Lever
She is a coquette, too, about that foot and ankle,—I rather like a woman to be so.
Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2)Charles Lever
coquette
noun
Word Origin for coquette
C17: from French, feminine of coquet
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