Coquetry
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| - | Inspired by the then-fashionable style of [[sentimental cartography]] (as exemplified by the ''[[Carte de Tendre]]'' or ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]''), in 1663 [[Paul Tallement the Younger]] published an imaginary allegorical travel-memoir ''[[Voyage de l'isle d'amour]]'' (''Voyage to the isle of love''), where the places are ruled by figures such as [[Respect]], [[Concern]], [[Pride]], [[Warmth]], [[Modesty]] and (in the second part) [[Coquetry]] and [[Gallantry]]. | + | # An [[affectation]] of [[amorous]] [[tenderness]], especially of a woman directed towards a man. A [[coquette]] is a [[woman]] who [[flirt]]s or plays with men's [[affection]]s. |
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| + | *[[Flirting]] | ||
| + | *''[[Le Triomphe de la Coquetterie ]]'', c.1779 French | ||
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- An affectation of amorous tenderness, especially of a woman directed towards a man. A coquette is a woman who flirts or plays with men's affections.
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- Flirting
- Le Triomphe de la Coquetterie , c.1779 French
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