coze

[kohz]

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

to converse in a friendly way; chat.

noun

a friendly talk; a chat.

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.
The Grandissimes
George Washington Cable

Word Origin and History for coze

v.

to chat, 1828, of uncertain origin; perhaps from French causer "to talk," from Latin causari "to plead, dispute, discuss a question," from causa (see cause (n.)).