cosset

[ kos-it ]

/ ˈkɒs ɪt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR cosset ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object)

to treat as a pet; pamper; coddle.

noun

a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.

any pet.

Origin of cosset

1570–80; akin to Old English cossetung kissing, verbal noun based on *cossettan to kiss, derivative of cosskiss

OTHER WORDS FROM cosset

un·cos·set·ed, adjective

Words nearby cosset

cosponsor, coss, Cossack, cossack hat, Cossacks, cosset, cossie, cost, costa, Costa Brava, cost-account

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Example sentences from the Web for cosset

And you will cosset him in them—to save his hoggish dignity487 and buttress up his heavy pride.
The Fifth Queen Crowned|Ford Madox Ford
Dat ar boy trains roun arter his mudder like a cosset, he does.
The Minister's Wooing|Harriet Beecher Stowe
That colt went off as ferce as a wild-cat, and come back as quiet as a cosset lamb.
A Mortal Antipathy|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
But Nature is no sentimentalist—does not cosset or pamper us.
The Voice of Science in Nineteenth-Century Literature|Various

So you may, and I will feed you as if you were my cosset lamb.
The History of Margaret Catchpole|Richard Cobbold

British Dictionary definitions for cosset

cosset

/ (ˈkɒsɪt) /

verb -sets, -seting or -seted (tr)

to pamper; coddle; pet

noun

any pet animal, esp a lamb

Word Origin for cosset

C16: of unknown origin

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单词	cosset
释义	cosset [ kos-it ] / ˈkɒs ɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cosset ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to treat as a pet; pamper; coddle. noun a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb. any pet. Origin of cosset 1570–80; akin to Old English cossetung kissing, verbal noun based on *cossettan to kiss, derivative of cosskiss OTHER WORDS FROM cosset un·cos·set·ed, adjective Words nearby cosset cosponsor, coss, Cossack, cossack hat, Cossacks, cosset, cossie, cost, costa, Costa Brava, cost-account Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cosset And you will cosset him in them—to save his hoggish dignity487 and buttress up his heavy pride. The Fifth Queen Crowned\|Ford Madox Ford Dat ar boy trains roun arter his mudder like a cosset, he does. The Minister's Wooing\|Harriet Beecher Stowe That colt went off as ferce as a wild-cat, and come back as quiet as a cosset lamb. A Mortal Antipathy\|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. But Nature is no sentimentalist—does not cosset or pamper us. The Voice of Science in Nineteenth-Century Literature\|Various So you may, and I will feed you as if you were my cosset lamb. The History of Margaret Catchpole\|Richard Cobbold British Dictionary definitions for cosset cosset / (ˈkɒsɪt) / verb -sets, -seting or -seted (tr) to pamper; coddle; pet noun any pet animal, esp a lamb Word Origin for cosset C16: of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cosset fondle, lamb, love, pamper, pet, cuddle, caress, spoil
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cosset

verb (used with object)

noun

Origin of cosset

OTHER WORDS FROM cosset

Words nearby cosset

Example sentences from the Web for cosset

British Dictionary definitions for cosset

verb -sets, -seting or -seted (tr)

noun

Word Origin for cosset

Words related to cosset