"The young woman readjusted her somewhat draggled plumes with a feeble, faded coquetry; "
2007-10-11 09:32:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
This paints the image of a run-down woman who was once attractive.
Coquetry describes a woman who is being flirtatious to get men's attention. Feeble is weak. Faded describes how this flirtation is not very powerful anymore. Coupled with her "draggled" plumes, I see the image of a weathered woman who is still trying to pull of the image of being attractive. It fits nicely with the setting of this story, where everything is a bit weathered and has lost that attractive sheen.
2007-10-11 09:41:08 · answer #1 · answered by lduncan00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Coquetry refers to a sort of flirtatious girliness, like hiding ones face behind a fan, or winking, with an over the shoulder look. Feeble and faded would mean that the effect is weakened by overuse. The young woman has been doing for so long in this one place that the locals have stopped even noticing.
2007-10-11 09:45:33 · answer #2 · answered by fangtaiyang 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that she made a small, inadequate attempt to act like a flirt. A "couquette" acts in a flirtatious manner, according to my dictionary, on a second check.
2007-10-11 09:40:05 · answer #3 · answered by LK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that was hot..i enjoyed it
2016-05-21 23:02:04 · answer #4 · answered by dona 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋