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Cosset   Listen
verb
Cosset  v. t.  To treat as a pet; to fondle. "She was cosseted and posseted and prayed over and made much of."






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Cosset" Quotes from Famous Books



... painfully paling, And you wish to be off, and not linger about him, But enjoy to the full your new freedom without him, Remember, remember, From Jan. to December, You must tie yourselves down, and be constantly near With the pill-box and posset, And all that may cosset That bore of a husband, whenever ...
— Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, January 23, 1892 • Various

... servant because of his rudeness when he came to inquire after her; third, the evident condition of the poor creature's mind; and last, the longing of the two women to have her to themselves, that they might nurse and cosset her to their ...
— Stephen Archer and Other Tales • George MacDonald

... dey wuz jus' lak I wanted. De nightgown wuz made out of white bleachin' an' had lots of tucks an' ruffles an' it even had puff sleeves. Sho' 'nough it did! De petticoat had ruffles an' puffs plum up to de wais' ban'. Dere wuz a cosset kiver dat wuz cut to fit an' all fancy wid tucks an' trimmin', an' de drawers, dey sho' wuz pretty, jus' full of ruffles an' tucks 'roun' de legs. My dress wuz a cream buntin', lak what dey calls serge dese days. It had a pretty lace front ...
— Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves - Georgia Narratives, Part 4 • Works Projects Administration

... your mouth, Cosset," he said to the lamb that he still held. "At one year they have two teeth in the centre of the jaw. They get two teeth more every year up to five years. Then we say they have 'a full mouth.' After that you can't tell their age exactly by the teeth. ...
— Beautiful Joe - An Autobiography of a Dog • by Marshall Saunders



Words linked to "Cosset" :   handle, pamper, featherbed, spoil, indulge, mollycoddle, do by



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