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発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈkɒsɪt/
• (General American, Atlantic Canada) IPA: /ˈkɑsɪt/
• (Canada, dialects of the 米国発音) IPA: /ˈkɒsɪt/
• (General Australian) IPA: /ˈkɔsɪt/
• (New Zealand) IPA: /ˈkɒsət/, [ˈkɔ̟sət]
• 韻: -ɒsɪt

動詞

cosset (third-person singular simple present cossets, present participle cosseting or cossetting, simple past and past participle cosseted or cossetted)

1. (transitive) To treat like a pet; to overly indulge. [from 1650s]

   The car cossets its occupants in comfort.

2. (transitive) To fondle; to touch or stroke lovingly.

   The foam cossets your skin.

3. (transitive, figurative) To benefit; to make life easy for.
   • 2023 August 17, Aditya Chakrabortty, “Can’t pay and they really do take it away: what happens when the bailiffs come knocking”, in The Guardian‎:

     An independent oversight body is just setting up, but at full strength it will have a core team of just five. This is a state of affairs that cossets and enriches bailiffs at the expense of families who’ve fallen into debt.

同意語

• (to treat like a pet): coddle, posset; see also Thesaurus:pamper
• (to fondle): caress, pet; see also Thesaurus:fondle

派生語

名詞

cosset (plural cossets)

1. A pet, usually a pet lamb. [from 1570s]
2. Someone indulged or cosseted. [from 1590s]

参考

• cub
• kid
• fawn
• kitten

参照

語源 2

名詞

cosset (plural cossets)

1. Alternative form of cossid (“courier or messenger”).

アナグラム

• estocs, cosets, Costes, cestos