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English Dictionary: coquet by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coquet
v
  1. talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"
    Synonym(s): chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash
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.
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