coquette Meaning of "coquette"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
  2. (v) talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

Usage(s):

  1. In a role that requires him to be both the lead and the comic relief, Sarah plays the roguish coquette.
  2. This coquette of Versailles, with a pound of powder and pomade on her hair, ended up in moccasins on farms outside Albany.
  3. 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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