Attractively old-fashioned or charming in an unusual way, often describing something small and delightfully simple or unusual.
From Old French 'cointe,' meaning 'elegant' or 'fine,' from Latin 'cognitus' (known, past participle of 'cognoscere'). Over time, the meaning shifted from 'elegantly refined' to 'charmingly old-fashioned or unusual,' especially by the 1800s.
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