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Coyed vs Coned - What's the difference?

coyed | coned |

As verbs the difference between coyed and coned

is that coyed is (coy) while coned is (cone).

As an adjective coned is

(of an area) segregated or delineated by traffic cones.

coyed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (coy)

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    coy

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) coi, earlier .

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (dated) Bashful, shy, retiring.
  • (archaic) Quiet, reserved, modest.
  • Reluctant to give details about something sensitive; notably prudish.
  • Pretending shyness or modesty, especially in an insincere or flirtatious way.
  • Soft, gentle, hesitating.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Enforced hate, / Instead of love's coy touch, shall rudely tear thee.
    Derived terms
    * coyly * coyness

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To caress, pet; to coax, entice.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Come sit thee down upon this flowery bed, / While I thy amiable cheeks do coy .
  • (obsolete) To calm or soothe.
  • To allure; to decoy.
  • * Bishop Rainbow
    • A wiser generation, who have the art to coy the fonder sort into their nets.

    Etymology 2

    Compare decoy.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A trap from which waterfowl may be hunted.

    • References

    * [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=coy&searchmode=none]

    coned

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (of an area) segregated or delineated by traffic cones
  • *{{quote-book, title=Fun and Games: 100 Sport-related Activites for Ages 5-16
    • , author=Anthony Dowson, Keith E. J. Morris , publisher=Human Kinetics , year=2005 , isbn=9780736054386 , page=144 , chapter=Soccer Games citation , passage=Give each participant a soccer ball and instruct them to dribble their ball around the coned area.}}

    Verb

    (head)
  • (cone)
    • He coned the top of the pottery to make it look like a dunce cap.

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