[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

coy \coy\ koi, 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.
   1. quiet; still. obs. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   2. shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful;
      shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with
      an implication of coquetry.
      1913 webster

            coy, and difficult to win.            --cowper.
      1913 webster

            coy and furtive graces.               --w. irving.
      1913 webster

            nor the coy maid, half willings to be pressed,
            shall kiss the cup, to pass it to the rest.
                                                  --goldsmith.
      1913 webster

   3. soft; gentle; hesitating.
      1913 webster

            enforced hate,
            instead of love's coy touch, shall rudely tear thee.
                                                  --shak.

   syn: shy; shriking; reserved; modest; bashful; backward;
        distant.
        1913 webster
see also:
while quiet quit quite 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

coy \coy\, v. t. imp.  p. p. coyed koid; p. pr.  vb. n.
   coying.
   1. to allure; to entice; to decoy. obs.
      1913 webster

            a wiser generation, who have the art to coy the
            fonder sort into their nets.          --bp. rainbow.
      1913 webster

   2. to caress with the hand; to stroke.
      1913 webster

            come sit thee down upon this flowery bed,
            while i thy amiable cheeks do coy.    --shak.
      1913 webster
see also:
coyed coying 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

coy \coy\, v. i.
   1. to behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach
      or familiarity. obs.
      1913 webster

            thus to coy it,
            with one who knows you too           --rowe.
      1913 webster

   2. to make difficulty; to be unwilling. obs.
      1913 webster

            if he coyed
            to hear cominius speak, i 'll keep at home. --shak.
      1913 webster

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

coy
     adj 1: affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or
            provocative way syn: demure, overmodest
     2: showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness
        or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement;
        "a politician coy about his intentions"
     3: modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures; "like
        a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not
        to be easily cajoled"
see also:
demure overmodest 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

39 moby thesaurus words for "coy":
   amative, amatory, arch, bashful, capricious, caressive, confused,
   conscious, coquettish, decent, decorous, demure, diffident,
   flirtatious, flirty, inarticulate, kittenish, lively, mischievous,
   mousy, nice, playful, proper, rabbity, retiring, roguish, seemly,
   self-conscious, self-effacing, sexual, shamefaced, shamefast, shy,
   skittish, stammering, timid, timorous, unassertive, unassured

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

coy, al
  zip codes: 36435
coy, ar town, fips 15790
  location: 34.54179 n, 91.86960 w
  population 1990: 142 64 housing units
  area: 1.7 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

coy, ar -- u.s. town in arkansas
   population 2000:    116
   housing units 2000: 49
   land area 2000:     0.673942 sq. miles 1.745502 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.673942 sq. miles 1.745502 sq. km
   fips code:            15790
   located within:       arkansas ar, fips 05
   location:             34.541882 n, 91.869736 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    coy, ar
    coy

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