COQUETTE


Meaning of COQUETTE in English

kōˈket, usu -ed.+V noun

( -s )

Etymology: French, feminine of coquet

1. : a woman who endeavors without affection to attract men's amorous attention : flirt

instruct the eyes of young coquettes to roll — Alexander Pope

— sometimes, with male, used of a man

2. : any of several tropical hummingbirds (of Lophornis and related genera) with crested head and metallic-tinted neck feathers

3. : a moderate to strong yellowish pink that is yellower and paler than coral blush

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