cosset

[ kos-it ]

/ ˈkɒs ɪt /

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verb (used with object)

to treat as a pet; pamper; coddle.

noun

a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.

any pet.

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Origin of cosset

First recorded in 1570–80; Middle English; derivative verb use of the noun cosset “a lamb raised as a pet”; of uncertain etymology, but possibly Middle English cot-sēte “cottage dweller, cottager,” from Old English cot-sǣta

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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How to use cosset in a sentence

Late in the day, on Tuesday the twenty-sixth, Cosset and his band made their appearance.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird
Her task should be this,—to feed and cosset him if possible into good humour before her guest should arrive.
Orley Farm|Anthony Trollope
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.
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

Aunt Hetty's blanket had been made from the wool of an especial cosset lamb that had lost its mother and been brought up by hand.
A Little Girl of Long Ago|Amanda Millie Douglas

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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cosset

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