the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Flirt
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(v. t.) One who flirts; esp., a woman who acts with giddiness, or plays at courtship; a coquette; a pert girl.
(2):
(a.) Pert; wanton.
(3):
(v. t.) To throw with a jerk or quick effort; to fling suddenly; as, they flirt water in each other's faces; he flirted a glove, or a handkerchief.
(4):
(v. t.) To toss or throw about; to move playfully to and fro; as, to flirt a fan.
(5):
(v. t.) To jeer at; to treat with contempt; to mock.
(6):
(v. i.) To run and dart about; to act with giddiness, or from a desire to attract notice; especially, to play the coquette; to play at courtship; to coquet; as, they flirt with the young men.
(7):
(v. i.) To utter contemptuous language, with an air of disdain; to jeer or gibe.
(8):
(n.) A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion; hence, a jeer.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Flirt'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/f/flirt.html. 1828.
