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Coy :: Coy (v. i.) To make difficulty; to be unwilling.

Accoy :: Accoy (v. t.) To subdue; to tame; to daunt.

Gascoynes :: Gascoynes (n. pl.) Gaskins.

Bel-accoyle :: Bel-accoyle (n.) A kind or favorable reception or salutation.

Bonnet :: Bonnet (n.) An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices others to bet or to bid; a decoy..

Coyed :: Coyed (imp. & p. p.) of Co.

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.

Coyness :: Coyness (n.) The quality of being coy; feigned o/ bashful unwillingness to become familiar; reserve.

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..

Decoyed :: Decoyed (imp. & p. p.) of Deco.

Decoy-duck :: Decoy-duck (n.) A duck used to lure wild ducks into a decoy; hence, a person employed to lure others into danger..

Drill :: Drill (v. t.) To entice; to allure from step; to decoy; -- with on.

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.

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

Decoy :: Decoy (n.) A person employed by officers of justice, or parties exposed to injury, to induce a suspected person to commit an offense under circumstances that will lead to his detection..

Prudery :: Prudery (n.) The quality or state of being prudish; excessive or affected scrupulousness in speech or conduct; stiffness; coyness.

Ignis Fatuus :: Ignis fatuus () Fig.: A misleading influence; a decoy.

Maidenlike :: Maidenlike (a.) Like a maiden; modest; coy.

Maiden :: Maiden (v. t.) To act coyly like a maiden; -- with it as an indefinite object.

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