snuggery

or snug·ger·ie

[ snuhg-uh-ree ]

noun

, British.

, plural snug·ger·ies.

1. a snug place or position.
2. a comfortable or cozy room.

snuggery

/ ˈsnʌɡərɪ /

noun

1. a cosy and comfortable place or room
2. another name for snug

Word History and Origins

Origin of snuggery¹

First recorded in 1805–15; snug + -ery

Example Sentences

I will line it with green baize, and make it quite a snuggery.

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Yeovil wandered down to his snuggery, a mood of listless dejection possessing him.

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Directly I knew she was gone, I jumped out of my snuggery, and looked for the change of rigging she had mentioned.

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The rooms are of comfortable size, and compose just what an Empress would consider to be a snuggery.

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They left the snuggery, and, blissfully conscious of her honors, Toinette presented her father to the girls.

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