coquette : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: coquette	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for coquette
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coquette n a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men Synonym(s): coquette, flirt, vamp, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser 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" Synonym(s): chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Coquette \Co*quette"\, n. [F., fr. coquet, coquette, coquettish, orig., cocklike, strutting like a cock, fr. coq a cock. Cf. {Cock}, {Cocket}, {Cocky}, {Cockade}.] 1. A vain, trifling woman, who endeavors to attract admiration from a desire to gratify vanity; a flirt; -- formerly sometimes applied also to men. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A tropical humming bird of the genus {Lophornis}, with very elegant neck plumes. Several species are known. See Illustration under {Spangle}, v. t.