COSSETING

Verb

cosseting

present participle of cosset

Noun

cosseting (plural cossetings)

The act by which somebody is cosseted or pampered.

Anagrams

• coingests

Source: Wiktionary


COSSET

Cos"set (ks"st), n. Etym: [Cf. AS. cotsetla cottager, G. kossat, kothsasse, fr. kot, koth E. (cot) hut, and cf. also E. cade, a., cot a cade lamb.]

Definition: A lamb reared without the aid of the dam. Hence: A pet, in general.

Cos"set, v. t.

Definition: To treat as a pet; to fondle. She was cosseted and posseted and prayed over and made much of. O. W. Holmes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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