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ful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry. Coy, and difficult to win. Cowper. Coy and furtive graces. W. Irving. Nor the coy maid, half willings to be pressed, Shall kiss the cup, to pass it to the rest. Goldsmith.

Somewhat coy or reserved. Warner.

In a coy manner; with reserve.

The quality of being coy; feigned o When the kind nymph would coyness feign, And hides but to be found again. Dryden.

A carnivorous animal (Canis latrans), allied to the dog, found in the western part of North America; -- called also prairie wolf. Its voice is a snapping bark, followed by a prolonged, shrill howl.

South Dakota; -- a nickname.

of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Its berries are said to be poisonous to the coyote.

A South American rodent (Myopotamus coypus), allied to the beaver. It produces a valuable fur called nutria. [Written also coypou.]

Same as Coistril.

To subdue; to tame; to daunt. [Obs.] Then is your careless courage accoyed. Spenser.

A kind or favorable reception or salutation. [Obs.]

A social gathering; usually, one for dancing.

ifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap; to insnare; to allure; to entice; as, to decoy troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net. Did to a lonely cot his steps decoy. Thomson. E'en while fashion's brightest arts decoy, The heart, distrusting, asks if this be joy. Goldsmith.

A duck used to lure wild ducks into a decoy; hence, a person employed to lure others into danger. Beau. & Fl.

A man employed in decoying wild fowl.

One who decoys another.

Gaskins. Beau & Fl.

Affected refusal; coyness.

The method of blackmailing by decoying a person into a compromising situation and extorting money by threats of exposure. [Cant]

A sound made in imitation of the note or cry of a bird for the purpose of decoying the bird or its mate.