What (who) is cosset - definition
cosset
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Cossets; Cosset (disambiguation)
I. n.
Pet lamb, hand-reared lamb; pet (of any kind).
II. v. a.
Fondle, caress, pet, coddle, make a pet of, make much of.
cosset
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¦ verb (cossets, cosseting, cosseted) care for and protect in an overindulgent way.
Origin
C16 (asnoun denoting a lamb brought up by hand, later a spoiled child): prob. from Anglo-Norman Fr. coscet 'cottager', from OE cotsta 'cottar'.
Cosset
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·vt To treat as a pet; to Fondle.
II. Cosset ·noun A lamb reared without the aid of the dam. Hence: A pet, in general.
Pronunciation examples for cosset
1. and cosset them like a real Democrat.
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Examples of use of cosset
1. But the "price–and–entry" regulations that used to cosset such industries have long since gone, and remaining regulation is harder to demonize.
2. The Sudanese government, having concluded a major peace agreement earlier this year with the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement of southern Sudan, and established a joint government for the entire country, hardly wishes to cosset new separatists in Darfur.
3. After his first heart attack, Smith picked up his previous workload and went on climbing his beloved hills; Dewar brushed aside all attempts to cosset him, even attending meetings after he had suffered a heart attack; Cook was hill–walking in Sutherland despite his own medical condition.