COY, a. Modest; silent; reserved; not accessible; shy; not easily condescending to familiarity. Like Daphne she, as lovely and as coy.COY, v.i. 1. To behave with reserve; to be silent or distant; to refrain from speech or free intercourse.2. To make difficulty; to be backward or unwilling; not freely to condescend.3. To smooth or stroke.COY, for decoy, to allure. [Not in use.]
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