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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Gascoynes :: Gascoynes (n. pl.) Gaskins.
Nutria :: Nutria (n.) The fur of the coypu. See Coypu.
Coy :: Coy (a.) Quiet; still.
Prude :: Prude (a.) A woman of affected modesty, reserve, or coyness; one who is overscrupulous or sensitive; one who affects extraordinary prudence in conduct and speech..
Rope :: Rope (v. t.) To draw, as with a rope; to entice; to inveigle; to decoy; as, to rope in customers or voters..
Danger :: Danger (n.) Coyness; disdainful behavior.
Coy :: Coy (v. t.) To caress with the hand; to stroke.
Shy :: Shy (superl.) Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.
Decoy :: Decoy (n.) A fowl, or the likeness of one, used by sportsmen to entice other fowl into a net or within shot..
Decoy-duck :: Decoy-duck (n.) A duck used to lure wild ducks into a decoy; hence, a person employed to lure others into danger..
Decoy-man :: Decoy-man (n.) A man employed in decoying wild fowl.
Decoy :: Decoy (v. t.) To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap; to insnare; to allure; to entice; as, to decoy troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net..
Decoy-men :: Decoy-men (pl. ) of Decoy-ma.
Fowl :: Fowl (v. i.) To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or food, as by shooting, or by decoys, nets, etc..
Accismus :: Accismus (n.) Affected refusal; coyness.
Stale :: Stale (v. t.) Something set, or offered to view, as an allurement to draw others to any place or purpose; a decoy; a stool pigeon..
Lure :: Lure (n.) Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; a decoy.
Coy :: Coy (a.) Soft; gentle; hesitating.
Accoy :: Accoy (v. t.) To render quiet; to soothe.
Coy :: 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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