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单词 make it coy
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to make it coy
4. to make it coy: to affect reserve, shyness, or disdain. Obsolete.
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the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > shyness or bashfulness > be shy or bashful [verb (intransitive)] > be coy
to make it coya1529
coy1582
to maiden it1597
a1529 J. Skelton Tunnyng of Elynour Rummyng in Certayne Bks. (?1545) 587 She made it as koy As a lege de moy.
a1529 J. Skelton Magnyf. 1262 The knave wolde make it koy, and he cowde.
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 624/2 I make it coye, or nyce..je fais lestrange.
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to make it coy (also nice, proud, quaint, stout, strange, tough)
b. transitive. Similarly to make it with adjective complement. to make it coy (also nice, proud, quaint, stout, strange, tough): to behave in a coy (proud, etc.) manner: see the adjectives. to make it goodly: to give oneself airs. Obsolete.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > be affected or act affectedly [verb (intransitive)]
to make it goodlyc1325
bride?1533
affect1600
mimp1673
to give oneself airs1701
fal-lal1818
pose1840
posturize1850
attitudinize1864
primp1875
posture1877
lardy-dardy1887
to put (or pile) on lugs1889
la-di-da1901
profile1970
the mind > emotion > pride > pretension to superiority > pretend to superiority [verb (intransitive)]
to make it goodlyc1325
usurpc1400
to take state upon one1597
to come over ——1600
to gentilize it1607
to state it1625
to give oneself airs1701
to put on airs1715
to mount (also ride) the high horse1782
to put on (the) dog1865
to get (also have) notions1866
to put on side1870
to have a roll on1881
to put (or pile) on lugs1889
side1890
to put on the Ritz1921
c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 10498 (MED) Þe king glosede her & þer & made it somdel touȝt, Ac þo it com to þe strengþe he nolde it graunti nouȝt.
a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) 3863 Thanne Shame cam forth full symply..Humble of hir port, and made it symple, Weryng a vayle in stide of wymple.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Faire la petite bouche, to mince, or simper it; to make it goodly.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Faire la sadinette, to mince it, nicefie it, make it dainty, to be verie squeamish.
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