Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a woman who jilts a lover;
VERB (1)
1.
cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly;
- Example: "jilt a lover or a bride"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Jilt \Jilt\, n. [Contr. fr. Scot. jillet a giddy girl, a
jill-flirt, dim. of jill a jill.]
A woman who capriciously deceives her lover; a coquette; a
flirt. --Otway.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Jilt \Jilt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jilted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Jilting.]
To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover; to
deceive in love. --Locke.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Jilt \Jilt\, v. i.
To play the jilt; to practice deception in love; to discard
lovers capriciously. --Congreve.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
jilt
n 1: a woman who jilts a lover
v 1: cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly; "jilt a lover or a
bride"