Definition of "coquet"

coquet

/ˈkɒk.ɛt/

noun
plural coquets
1. A flirtatious female; a coquette.
2. (obsolete) A flirtatious male.
verb
third-person singular simple present coquets, present participle coquetting, simple past and past participle coquetted
1. To act as a flirt or coquet.
2. To waste time; to dally.
3. 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; to lead on.
  Quotations
  You [are] coquetting a maid of honour.
  November 26, 1725, Jonathan Swift, letter to Alexander Pope