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Coy"ly, adv. In a coy manner;
with reserve.

Coy"ness, n. The quality of
being coy; feigned or bashful unwillingness to become familiar;
reserve.

When the kind nymph would coyness
feign,

And hides but to be found again.

Dryden.

Syn. -- Reserve; shrinking; shyness; backwardness;
modesty; bashfulness.

Coy"o*te (k?"?-t? or k?"?t), n.
[Spanish Amer., fr. Mexican coyotl.] (Zoöl.)
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.

||Coy"pu (koi"p??), n. [Native
name.] (Zoöl.) A South American rodent
(Myopotamus coypus), allied to the beaver. It produces a
valuable fur called nutria. [Written also
coypou.]

Coys"trel (kois"tr&ebreve;l), n.
Same as Coistril.

Coz (kŭz), n. A
contraction of cousin. Shak.

Coz"en (k?z"'n), v.


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