Coy

[0. Fr. quoy; Fr. coi; Sp. quédo, from Lat. quietus.] Gentle; reserved; shy; shrinking from approach or familiarity; distant; backward; modest; bashful; as, a coy demeanor. "O woman! in our hours of ease, Uncertain, coy , and hard to please." -Scott. -v. a. To bestow a care by the hand. "While I thy amiable cheeks do coy." -Shaks. -v.n. To behave with reserve; to reject or shrink from contact or familiarity. "What, coying it again!" -Dryden. -To be backward and unwilling; to make difficulty. "If he be coy'd To hear Corm in i us speak, I'll keep at home."-Shaks. Coy'acan, a town of Mexico, on a small stream flowing into Laguna de Oxochomilco, about 10 m. S. of the city of Mexico. Coy'ish, a . In a coy manner; somewhat coy or diffident. Coyle'ville, in Pennsylvania , a P. O. of Butler co. Coy'ly, adv. With reserve; with disinclination to familiarity.