cosset

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noun

cos·​set ˈkä-sət How to pronounce cosset (audio)
: a pet lamb
broadly : pet

cosset

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verb

cosseted; cosseting; cossets

transitive verb

: to treat as a pet : pamper

Examples of cosset in a Sentence

Verb The hotel cossets its guests with friendly service. She had a safe, cosseted childhood.
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Verb
None of the interior rooms is large, but what might have been a drawback becomes a strength in the hands of Ashe Leandro—each space is serene and cosseting and exquisitely detailed. Michael Boodro, Architectural Digest, 9 Sep. 2024 The expansive pool deck as well as one of the country’s most cosseting spas, complete with hammam, helps round out the pampering on offer. Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024 Some people are in crisis, others cosseted by jobs that pay, and all are folded into a diminished town where more rock is ferried out of the quarries and onto highways, sent away, leaving a bigger hole in the ground. Ellyn Gaydos, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024 But not every safari-goer wants all that cosseting (or the costs that go with it). Lisa Grainger, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for cosset 

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun

1579, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1640, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cosset was in 1579

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“Cosset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cosset. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.

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