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nestle


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Nestle  \Nes"tle\,  v.  t. 
  To  house,  as  in  a  nest. 
 
  2.  To  cherish,  as  a  bird  her  young. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Nestle  \Nes"tle\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Nestled};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Nestling}.]  [AS.  nestlian.] 
  1.  To  make  and  occupy  a  nest;  to  nest.  [Obs.] 
 
  The  kingfisher  .  .  .  nestles  in  hollow  banks. 
  --L'Estrange. 
 
  2.  To  lie  close  and  snug,  as  a  bird  in  her  nest;  to  cuddle 
  up  to  settle,  as  in  a  nest;  to  harbor;  to  take  shelter. 
 
  Their  purpose  was  to  fortify  in  some  strong  place  of 
  the  wild  country,  and  there  nestle  till  succors 
  came  --Bacon. 
 
  3.  To  move  about  in  one's  place  like  a  bird  when  shaping  the 
  interior  of  her  nest  or  a  young  bird  getting  close  to  the 
  parent;  as  a  child  nestles. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  nestle 
  n  :  a  close  and  affectionate  (and  often  prolonged)  embrace  [syn: 
  {cuddle},  {snuggle}] 
  v  :  move  or  arrange  oneself  in  a  comfortable  and  cozy  position; 
  "We  cuddled  against  each  other  to  keep  warm";  "The 
  children  snuggled  into  their  sleeping  bags"  [syn:  {cuddle}, 
  {snuggle},  {nuzzle},  {draw  close}] 




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