See Also: cosy(dictionary)
tea cosy(dictionary)
cosy 1, adjective(dictionary)
cosy 2, noun(dictionary)
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cosy (iou)



cosy adjective, noun, & verb. Orig. Scot. Also *cozy. E18.
[Origin unkn.]
A. adjective.
Of a person: comfortably sheltered, snug. E18.
N. Coward I feel completely lost, completely bewildered...I don't feel any too cosy.
Of a place: sheltered; warm and comfortable, inviting. L18.
cosy corner an upholstered seat for fitting into the corner of a room; a corner so furnished.
R. Burns In some cozie place, They close the day.
Of a person or thing: warmly intimate or friendly; derog. complacent, smug, unadventurous, parochial. E20.
C. P. Snow It was mildly ironic..to find her set on seeing him a cosy, bourgeois success. Daily Mail A cosy chat.
b. noun.
More fully tea cosy, egg cosy. A covering for keeping a teapot or a boiled egg warm. M19.
[Perh. suggested by French causeuse.] A cosy seat; spec. a canopied seat for two. L19.
C. verb.
verb intrans. Be cosy. dial. Only in L19.
verb trans. Reassure; deceive to prevent suspicion or alarm. Also foll. by along. colloq. M20.
M. Sharp Her impulse..was to cosy Mr Clark on every point.
verb intrans. Foll. by up to: snuggle up to; become friendly with; ingratiate oneself with. colloq. (chiefly N. Amer.). M20.
cosily adverb E18.
cosiness noun M19.