Hypertext Webster Gateway: "coquet"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Coquet \Co*quet"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coquetted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Coquetting}.]
To attempt to attract the notice, admiration, or love of; to
treat with a show of tenderness or regard, with a view to
deceive and disappoint.
You are coquetting a maid of honor. --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Coquet \Co*quet"\, v. i.
To trifle in love; to stimulate affection or interest; to
play the coquette; to deal playfully instead of seriously; to
play (with); as, we have coquetted with political crime.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
coquet
v : talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The
guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My
husband never flirts with other women" [syn: {chat up}, {flirt},
{dally}, {butterfly}, {coquette}, {romance}, {philander},
{mash}]
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