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   Coy , a. [OE.  coi quiet, still, OF.  coi, coit, fr.L. quietus quiet, p. p. of quiescere to rest, quie rest; prob. akin to E. while. See While, and cf. Quiet, Quit, Quite.]
   Quiet; still. [Obs.]
   Chaucer.
   
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   Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry.
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   Coy, and difficult to win.
   Cowper.
   
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   Coy and furtive graces.
   W. Irving.
   
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   Nor the coy maid, half willings to be pressed,
   Shall kiss the cup, to pass it to the rest.
   Goldsmith.
   
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   Soft; gentle; hesitating.
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   Enforced hate,
   Instead of love's coy touch, shall rudely tear thee.
   Shak.
   Syn. -- Shy; shriking; reserved; modest; bashful; backward; distant.
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   Coy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coyed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Coying.]
   To allure; to entice; to decoy. [Obs.]
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   A wiser generation, who have the art to coy the fonder sort into their nets.
   Bp. Rainbow.
   
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   To caress with the hand; to stroke.
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   Come sit thee down upon this flowery bed,
   While I thy amiable cheeks do coy.
   Shak.
   
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   Coy, v. i.
   To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity. [Obs.]
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   Thus to coy it,
   With one who knows you too!
   Rowe.
   
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   To make difficulty; to be unwilling. [Obs.]
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   If he coyed
   To hear Cominius speak, I 'll keep at home.
   Shak.
   
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