Definition of coy

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

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Coy :: Coy (a.) Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry..
Coy :: Coy (a.) Quiet; still.
Danger :: Danger (n.) Coyness; disdainful behavior.
Decoyer :: Decoyer (n.) One who decoys another.
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.) A fowl, or the likeness of one, used by sportsmen to entice other fowl into a net or within shot..
Accismus :: Accismus (n.) Affected refusal; coyness.
Fowl :: Fowl (v. i.) To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or food, as by shooting, or by decoys, nets, etc..
Coying :: Coying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Co.
Gascoynes :: Gascoynes (n. pl.) Gaskins.
Perchant :: Perchant (n.) A bird tied by the foot, to serve as decoy to other birds by its fluttering..
Decoy-man :: Decoy-man (n.) A man employed in decoying wild fowl.
Wolf :: Wolf (a.) Any one of several species of wild and savage carnivores belonging to the genus Canis and closely allied to the common dog. The best-known and most destructive species are the European wolf (Canis lupus), the American gray, or timber, wolf (C. occidentalis), and the prairie wolf, or coyote. Wolves often hunt in packs, and may thus attack large animals and even man..
Nutria :: Nutria (n.) The fur of the coypu. See Coypu.
Lure :: Lure (n.) Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; a decoy.
Maiden :: Maiden (v. t.) To act coyly like a maiden; -- with it as an indefinite object.
Coy :: Coy (v. i.) To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity.
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..
Decoying :: Decoying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deco.
Ignis Fatuus :: Ignis fatuus () Fig.: A misleading influence; a decoy.
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