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Coy :: Coy (v. i.) To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity.

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..

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

Nutria :: Nutria (n.) The fur of the coypu. See Coypu.

Decoy :: Decoy (n.) A fowl, or the likeness of one, used by sportsmen to entice other fowl into a net or within shot..

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

Accismus :: Accismus (n.) Affected refusal; coyness.

Coy :: Coy (v. t.) To caress with the hand; to stroke.

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

Decoy-men :: Decoy-men (pl. ) of Decoy-ma.

Coy :: Coy (a.) Soft; gentle; hesitating.

Capper :: Capper (n.) A by-bidder; a decoy for gamblers [Slang, U. S.]..

Rope :: Rope (v. t.) To draw, as with a rope; to entice; to inveigle; to decoy; as, to rope in customers or voters..

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..

Perchant :: Perchant (n.) A bird tied by the foot, to serve as decoy to other birds by its fluttering..

Coypu :: Coypu (n.) A South American rodent (Myopotamus coypus), allied to the beaver. It produces a valuable fur called nutria..

Decoyer :: Decoyer (n.) One who decoys another.

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..

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.

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

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