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Cosset
Pronunciation : Cos"set (ks"st)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. AS. cotsetla cottager, G. kossat, kothsasse, fr. kot, koth E. (cot) hut, and cf. also E. cade, a., cot a cade lamb.]
Definition : Defn: A lamb reared without the aid of the dam. Hence: A pet, in general.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Cos"set
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To treat as a pet; to fondle. She was cosseted and posseted and prayed over and made much of. O. W. Holmes.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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