coze

[ kohz ]

/ koʊz /

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verb (used without object), cozed, coz·ing.

to converse in a friendly way; chat.

noun

a friendly talk; a chat.

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Nearby words

coyote state, coyotillo, coypel, coypu, coz, coze, cozen, cozenage, cozey, cozumel, cozy

Also cose.

Origin of coze

1820–30; < French causer to chat, Old French: to reason, expound < Latin causārī to plead a cause, plead as an excuse, derivative of causa cause

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"Of coze," murmured Aurora, who had lost her bearings almost at the first word.
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