An obsolete Scottish term for a flirtatious girl or young woman — one who toys with suitors or behaves in a coquettish manner. The word carries a slightly disapproving tone, implying frivolous or fickle behaviour. Now entirely archaic and mainly found in 18th-19th century Scottish literature.
The young jillet had half the village lads convinced she favoured them.
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(Scotland, obsolete) A flirtatious girl.
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