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Courting

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courtshipnounThe act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage; hence, the period during which a couple fall in love before their marriage.
suitnoun(clothing) A set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers (also business suit or lounge suit), or a similar outfit for a woman.
wooingnounA courting; the process by which somebody is wooed.

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wooingnounA courting; the process by which somebody is wooed.
courtshipnounThe act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage; hence, the period during which a couple fall in love before their marriage.
suitnoun(clothing) A set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers (also business suit or lounge suit), or a similar outfit for a woman.
seducingnounseduction
attractingverb(transitive) To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure.
lovemakingnoun(chiefly euphemistic) Sexual intercourse.
amournounA love affair.
sweetheartingnoun(business, retail) Theft by employees at the cash register, for example by giving away merchandise to friends and family.
flirtationnounPlaying at courtship; coquetry.
amour courtois
dalliancenounPlayful flirtation; amorous play.
coquettingnouncoquetry
coquetrynounCoquettish behaviour; actions designed to excite erotic attention, without intending to reciprocate such feelings (chiefly of women towards men); flirtatious teasing.
captationnoun(obsolete) A courting of favor or applause, by flattery or address; a captivating quality; an attraction
flirtingverbA flirtation.
trinketingnoun(obsolete) A trinket; a bauble.
gallantnounOne who woos, a lover, a suitor, a seducer.
come-onnoun(informal) A statement or sometimes an action reflecting sexual or romantic interest.
suaviationnounAmorous kissing.
fancynounThe imagination.

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