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nestling
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Nestling
(gcide) | 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.]
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The kingfisher . . . nestles in hollow banks.
--L'Estrange.
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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.
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Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of
the wild country, and there nestle till succors
came. --Bacon.
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The children were nestled all snug in their beds
While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads.
--Clement
Clarke Moore
(A Visit From
St. Nicholas,
(a poem
[1823]) also
called The
{Night Before
Christmas}).
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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.
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Nestling
(gcide) | Nestling \Nes"tling\, a.
Newly hatched; being yet in the nest.
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Nestling
(gcide) | Nestling \Nes"tling\ n.
1. A young bird which has not abandoned the nest. --Piers
Plowman.
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2. A nest; a receptacle. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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nestling
(wn) | nestling
n 1: young bird not yet fledged [syn: nestling, baby bird]
2: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for
children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term
for youngster" [syn: child, kid, youngster, minor,
shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke,
fry, nestling] |
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nestling
(encz) | nestling,hnízdící |
nestling
(wn) | nestling
n 1: young bird not yet fledged [syn: nestling, baby bird]
2: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for
children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term
for youngster" [syn: child, kid, youngster, minor,
shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke,
fry, nestling] |
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