coquette
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Definition(s):
- (n) a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
- (v) talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
Usage(s):
- In a role that requires him to be both the lead and the comic relief, Sarah plays the roguish coquette.
- This coquette of Versailles, with a pound of powder and pomade on her hair, ended up in moccasins on farms outside Albany.
- Actually, Alma appears to have been no helpless, trusting flower but a full-blooded coquette who ultimately found Oskar too demanding.
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