Co-quĕtte', n.

(ko-kĕt'), n. [Fr. coquet, coquette, a., coquettish, originally cock-like, strutting like a cock, from coq, a cock.] A vain, trifling female, who endeavors to attract admiration and gain matrimonial offers, from a desire to gratify vanity, and with the intention to reject her suitor; a jilt.

The light coquettes in sylphs aloft repair, And sport and flutter in the fields of air. Pope.