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cos·set
(kŏs′ĭt)tr.v. cos·set·ed, cos·set·ing, cos·sets
To pamper.
n.
A pet, especially a pet lamb.
[Possibly from Anglo-Norman coscet, pet lamb, from Middle English cotsete, cottage-dweller, from Old English cotsǣta : cot, cottage + -sǣta, -sǣte, inhabitant; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]
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cosset
(ˈkɒsɪt)vb (tr) , -sets, -seting or -seted
to pamper; coddle; pet
n
any pet animal, esp a lamb
[C16: of unknown origin]
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cos•set
(ˈkɒs ɪt)v.t.
1. to treat as a pet; pamper; coddle.
n. 2. a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
3. any pet.
[1570–80; akin to Old English cossetung kissing]
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cosset
Past participle: cosseted
Gerund: cosseting
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cosset
verb pamper, baby, pet, coddle, mollycoddle, wrap up in cotton wool (informal) Important clients were cosseted and pampered like royalty.
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cosset
verbTo treat with indulgence and often overtender care:
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Translations
يُدَلِّـل
hýčkat
forkæleforvænne
dekra viî
lutināt
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cosset
vt → verwöhnen
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cosset
(ˈkosit) – past tense past participle ˈcosseted – verb to treat with too much kindness; to pamper.
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