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English Dictionary: Jilt by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jilt
n
  1. a woman who jilts a lover
v
  1. cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly; "jilt a lover or a bride"
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.
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