Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Jilt"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Jilt \Jilt\, v. i.
To play the jilt; to practice deception in love; to discard
lovers capriciously. --Congreve.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Jilt \Jilt\, n. [Contr. fr. Scot. jillet a giddy girl, a
jill-flirt, dim. of jill a jill.]
A woman who capriciously deceives her lover; a coquette; a
flirt. --Otway.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Jilt \Jilt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jilted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Jilting}.]
To cast off capriciously or unfeeling, as a lover; to deceive
in love. --Locke.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
jilt
n : a woman who jilts a lover
v : cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly; "jilt a lover or a
bride"
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