All 4 Uses of
coquette
in
Middlemarch
- Nevertheless, Celia wore scarcely more trimmings; and it was only to close observers that her dress differed from her sister's, and had a shade of coquetry in its arrangements; for Miss Brooke's plain dressing was due to mixed conditions, in most of which her sister shared.†
Chpt 1
- There should be a little filigree about a woman—something of the coquette.†
Chpt 1 *
- "I should be disposed to refer coquetry to another source," said Mr. Bulstrode.†
Chpt 1
- If you were not such a charming simpleton, what a temptation this would be to play the wicked coquette, and let you suppose that somebody besides you has made love to me.†
Chpt 6
Definition:
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(coquette) a woman who is casually playful in a way that arouses sexual interest of men but does not imply serious flirtationeditor's notes: Coquette is a French word that is similar to the word flirt. There are two primary differences:
- Coquette only refers to a woman whereas flirt can refer to either sex.
- To say someone is coquettish implies that she is just being playful and does not intend sexual relations with the man with whom she is interacting; whereas when a woman is described as flirting, the word does not indicate whether she is just being playful or she wants to instigate sexual relations.