Both Uses of
coquette
in
Dracula
- The fair girl shook her head coquettishly, and the other two urged her on.†
p. 45.4 *coquettishly = in a manner that playfully and casually arouses sexual interest of men
- The fair girl, with a laugh of ribald coquetry, turned to answer him.†
p. 46.7coquetry = casual playfulness that arouses sexual interest
Definitions:
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(1)
(coquette) a woman who is casually playful in a way that arouses sexual interest of men but does not imply serious flirtationCoquette 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.
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, coquette can refer to a species of bird or to a city name.