coquette

noun

1. A woman who flirts or plays with people's affections.

   “Though, I confeſs, Paris has its Charms; but to me they are like thoſe of a Coquette, gay and gavvdy; they ſerve to amuſe vvith, but a Man vvould not chuſe to be marry'd to them.”

   “She was a big, sexy brunette—as Garcia said, «Something straight out of Degas,» and generally like a beautiful Parisian coquette.”

   “I was playing with him, leading him on, sending him messages of encouragement then turning away from him. I was a tease, a coquette.”

   “Knox takes us through the lives of memorable seducers and their critics, in sometimes academic and sometimes rococo prose dappled with doges, coups de foudre, rakes, bawds, coquettes, coxcombs and procuresses — with guest appearances by members of the Frankfurt School sunning themselves in La Jolla.”

2. Any hummingbird in the genus Lophornis.

verb

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of coquet.

   “Nobber has no small opinion of himself: he considers himself the Adonis of the Pondaati eleven, and he contemplates society as though it were Venus, and it was his mission to posturize before it, and coquette and toy with it.”

adj

1. Of or relating to a feminine style of clothing involving ribbons, frills, and bows.

   “Frills, lace, bows, hearts, and ribbon (in excess!) are all part of the coquette look. […]””

   “Are you a Lana Del Rey fan who lives for ultra-romantic fashion pieces and clings to trends that involve ribbons, lace, and Bridgerton-esque motifs? Then the coquette aesthetic is most definitely for you. […]””