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Definition of Nestle

1. Noun. A close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace.

2. Verb. Move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position. "Sam cannot nestle Sue "; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags"

3. Verb. Lie in a sheltered position. "The little cottage nestles in the forest"

4. Verb. Position comfortably. "The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow"

Definition of Nestle

1. v. i. To make and occupy a nest; to nest.

2. v. t. To house, as in a nest.

Definition of Nestle

1. Verb. To settle oneself comfortably and snugly. ¹

2. Verb. To press oneself against another affectionately. ¹

3. Verb. To lie half-hidden or in shelter. ¹

4. Verb. (archaic ornithology) To build or sit upon a nest. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nestle

1. to lie snugly [v -TLED, -TLING, -TLES]

Medical Definition of Nestle

1. 1. To make and occupy a nest; to nest. "The kingfisher . Nestles in hollow banks." (L'Estrange) 2. To lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest; to cuddle up; to settle, as in a nest; to harbor; to take shelter. "Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of the wild country, and there nestle till succors came." (Bacon) 3. To move about in one's place, like a bird when shaping the interior of her nest or a young bird getting close to the parent; as, a child nestles. Origin: AS. Nestlian. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nestle

nestable nestbox nestboxes nested nestedness nester nesters nestful nestfuls nestin

nesting nesting behaviour nesting habitat nesting place nestings nestle (current term) nestled nestler nestlers nestles

nestless nestlike nestling nestlingly nestlings nestmate nestmates nestohedra nestohedron nestor

Literary usage of Nestle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1912)
"... nestle— John of Ennemi. Lagarde. Paul Anton de. NIELSEN— Gregory XVI. Hemmingsen, Niels. Hymnology. VIII. ..."

2. Journal of Theological Studies (1905)
"... and—since this article was in type—I learn that Dr nestle has drawn attention to the probability of connexion between the work of Papias and the five ..."

3. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1829)
"The species of this country nestle on the ground, or under, and eat nothing but insects. We possess three: The Stonechat, ..."

4. The Lombard Communes: A History of the Republics of North Italy by William Francis Thomas Butler (1906)
"... or nestle in mountain valleys. They may, therefore, be conveniently grouped into classes, as cities of the plain, the hill, or the mountain. ..."

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