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Webster 1913 Edition
Flirt
Flirt
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Flirted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Flirting
.] [Cf. AS.
fleard
trifle, folly, fleardian
to trifle.] 1.
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.2.
To toss or throw about; to move playfully to and fro;
as, to
. flirt
a fan3.
To jeer at; to treat with contempt; to mock.
[Obs.]
I am ashamed; I am scorned; I am
flirted
. Beau. & Fl.
Flirt
,Verb.
I.
1.
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 men2.
To utter contemptuous language, with an air of disdain; to jeer or gibe.
[Obs.]
Beau. & Fl.
Flirt
,Noun.
1.
A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion; hence, a jeer.
Several little
flirts
and vibrations. Addison.
With many a
flirt
and flutter. E. A. Poe.
2.
One who flirts; esp., a woman who acts with giddiness, or plays at courtship; a coquette; a pert girl.
Several young
flirts
about town had a design to cast us out of the fashionable world. Addison.
Flirt
,Adj.
Pert; wanton.
[Obs.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Flirt
FLIRT
,Verb.
T.
1.
To throw with a jerk or sudden effort or exertion. The boys flirt water in each other's faces. He flirted a glove or a handkerchief.2.
To toss or throw; to move suddenly; as, to flirt a fan.FLIRT
,Verb.
I.
1.
To jeer or gibe; to throw harsh or sarcastic words; to utter contemptuous language, with an air of disdain.2.
To run and dart about; to be moving hastily from place to place; to be unsteady or fluttering. The girls flirt about the room or the street.FLIRT
,Noun.
1.
A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion.In unfurling the fan are several little flirts and vibrations.
2.
A young girl who moves hastily or frequently from place to place; a pert girl.Several young flirts about town had a design to cast us out of the fashionable world.
FLIRT
,Adj.