Definition of coy

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Coy (v. t.) To allure; to entice; to decoy.

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Danger :: Danger (n.) Coyness; disdainful behavior.
Coy :: Coy (v. i.) To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity.
Coyly :: Coyly (adv.) In a coy manner; with reserve.
Gascoynes :: Gascoynes (n. pl.) Gaskins.
Decoy-man :: Decoy-man (n.) A man employed in decoying wild fowl.
Coy :: Coy (v. t.) To caress with the hand; to stroke.
Decoy-duck :: Decoy-duck (n.) A duck used to lure wild ducks into a decoy; hence, a person employed to lure others into danger..
Canticoy :: Canticoy (n.) A social gathering; usually, one for dancing..
Decoyed :: Decoyed (imp. & p. p.) of Deco.
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 place into which wild fowl, esp. ducks, are enticed in order to take or shoot them..
Decoy-men :: Decoy-men (pl. ) of Decoy-ma.
Coy :: Coy (a.) Soft; gentle; hesitating.
Accoy :: Accoy (v. t.) To subdue; to tame; to daunt.
Coyness :: Coyness (n.) The quality of being coy; feigned o/ bashful unwillingness to become familiar; reserve.
Prudery :: Prudery (n.) The quality or state of being prudish; excessive or affected scrupulousness in speech or conduct; stiffness; coyness.
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..
Ignis Fatuus :: Ignis fatuus () Fig.: A misleading influence; a decoy.
Decoy :: Decoy (n.) A fowl, or the likeness of one, used by sportsmen to entice other fowl into a net or within shot..
Nutria :: Nutria (n.) The fur of the coypu. See Coypu.
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