Noah Webster
Coy
COY, adjective Modest; silent; reserved; not accessible; shy; not easily condescending to familiarity.
Like Daphne she, as lovely and as coy
COY, verb intransitive
1. To behave with reserve; to be silent or distant; to refrain from speech or free intercourse.
2. To make difficulty; to be backward or unwilling; not freely to condescend.
3. To smooth or stroke.
COY, for decoy, to allure. [Not in use.]