| slovo | definícia |
coddle
(encz) | coddle,rozmazlovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
Coddle
(gcide) | Coddle \Cod"dle\ (k[o^]d"d'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coddled
(-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Coddling (-dl[i^]ng).] [Cf.
Prov. E. caddle to coax, spoil, fondle, and Cade, a. & v.
t.] [Written also codle.]
1. To parboil, or soften by boiling.
[1913 Webster]
It [the guava fruit] may be coddled. --Dampier.
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2. To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper.
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How many of our English princes have been coddled at
home by their fond papas and mammas! --Thackeray.
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He [Lord Byron] never coddled his reputation.
--Southey.
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coddle
(wn) | coddle
v 1: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper
the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" [syn:
pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby,
coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge]
2: cook in nearly boiling water; "coddle eggs" |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
coddle
(encz) | coddle,rozmazlovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
coddled
(encz) | coddled, adj: |
coddled egg
(encz) | coddled egg, n: |
coddler
(encz) | coddler, n: |
mollycoddle
(encz) | mollycoddle,rozmazlovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
mollycoddler
(encz) | mollycoddler, n: |
Coddled
(gcide) | Coddle \Cod"dle\ (k[o^]d"d'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coddled
(-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Coddling (-dl[i^]ng).] [Cf.
Prov. E. caddle to coax, spoil, fondle, and Cade, a. & v.
t.] [Written also codle.]
1. To parboil, or soften by boiling.
[1913 Webster]
It [the guava fruit] may be coddled. --Dampier.
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2. To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper.
[1913 Webster]
How many of our English princes have been coddled at
home by their fond papas and mammas! --Thackeray.
[1913 Webster]
He [Lord Byron] never coddled his reputation.
--Southey.
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mollycoddle
(gcide) | mollycoddle \mollycoddle\ n.
a pampered darling; an effeminate man; a milksop.
[WordNet 1.5]mollycoddle \mollycoddle\ v. t.
To pamper or coddle.
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coddle
(wn) | coddle
v 1: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper
the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" [syn:
pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby,
coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge]
2: cook in nearly boiling water; "coddle eggs" |
coddled egg
(wn) | coddled egg
n 1: egg cooked briefly in the shell in gently boiling water
[syn: boiled egg, coddled egg] |
coddler
(wn) | coddler
n 1: someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence [syn:
pamperer, spoiler, coddler, mollycoddler] |
mollycoddle
(wn) | mollycoddle
n 1: a pampered darling; an effeminate man
v 1: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper
the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" [syn:
pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby,
coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge] |
mollycoddler
(wn) | mollycoddler
n 1: someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence [syn:
pamperer, spoiler, coddler, mollycoddler] |
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