Definition of coy

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Coy (a.) Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry..

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Coyness :: Coyness (n.) The quality of being coy; feigned o/ bashful unwillingness to become familiar; reserve.
Canticoy :: Canticoy (n.) A social gathering; usually, one for dancing..
Decoy :: Decoy (n.) A place into which wild fowl, esp. ducks, are enticed in order to take or shoot them..
Coying :: Coying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Co.
Bonnet :: Bonnet (n.) An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices others to bet or to bid; a decoy..
Decoying :: Decoying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deco.
Shy :: Shy (superl.) Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.
Birdcall :: Birdcall (n.) A sound made in imitation of the note or cry of a bird for the purpose of decoying the bird or its mate.
Decoy :: Decoy (n.) Anything intended to lead into a snare; a lure that deceives and misleads into danger, or into the power of an enemy; a bait..
Bel-accoyle :: Bel-accoyle (n.) A kind or favorable reception or salutation.
Coy :: Coy (a.) Quiet; still.
Coystrel :: Coystrel (n.) Same as Coistril.
Racoonda :: Racoonda (n.) The coypu.
Coypu :: Coypu (n.) A South American rodent (Myopotamus coypus), allied to the beaver. It produces a valuable fur called nutria..
Stool :: Stool (n.) A stool pigeon, or decoy bird..
Decoyer :: Decoyer (n.) One who decoys another.
Coyote :: Coyote (n.) A carnivorous animal (Canis latrans), allied to the dog, found in the western part of North America; -- called also prairie wolf. Its voice is a snapping bark, followed by a prolonged, shrill howl..
Coy :: Coy (a.) Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry..
Accismus :: Accismus (n.) Affected refusal; coyness.
Crimp :: Crimp (n.) One who decoys or entraps men into the military or naval service.
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