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Definition of Cosset
1. Verb. Treat with excessive indulgence. "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
Generic synonyms: Do By, Handle, Treat
Derivative terms: Baby, Coddler, Indulgence, Indulging, Mollycoddle, Mollycoddler, Pamperer, Pampering, Spoiler
Definition of Cosset
1. n. A lamb reared without the aid of the dam. Hence: A pet, in general.
2. v. t. To treat as a pet; to fondle.
Definition of Cosset
1. Verb. (transitive) to treat like a pet; to overly indulge ¹
2. Noun. a pet; often specifically a pet lamb ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cosset
1. to fondle [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: fondle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cosset
Literary usage of Cosset
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Letters from Abroad to Kindred at Home by Catharine Maria Sedgwick (1841)
"Save a glimpse of the sea in the distance, the bold headland of Black Gang Chine,
and the downs before us, it was as tame as a cosset lamb. And, by-the-way, ..."
2. Notes from My Journal when Speaker of the House of Commons by John Evelyn Denison Ossington (1900)
"I found from Mr. cosset that the power was vested in the Lord Great Chamberlain;
that he issued warrants both for the offices in the House and for official ..."
3. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule, George Holmes Howison (1891)
"I. Caress, coddle, cosset, blandish, pet. 2* Pet, treat with fondness, indulge,
spoil, make much of, make a pet of. 5. ..."
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