I. kōˈket noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, diminutive of coq cock — more at coq
1. obsolete : a man who indulges in coquetry
2. : coquette
II. (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: French, from coquet, n.
1. obsolete : boldly amorous in manner
2. : coquettish
III. verb
or co·quette kōˈket, usu -ed.+V
( coquetted ; coquetted ; coquetting ; coquets or coquettes )
Etymology: partly from coquet (I) , partly from coquette, n.
transitive verb
obsolete : to treat coquettishly : flirt with
you are coquetting a maid of honor — Jonathan Swift
intransitive verb
1. : to trifle in love : play the coquette
she coquetted with the solid husbands of her friends — Dorothy Parker
the courtiers stood around … coquetting and making their pretty speeches — Francis Hackett
2. : deal playfully instead of seriously : play , dally — used with with
we have coquetted with a serious matter