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Thursday, April 11, 2013
cosset
cosset
[ˈkɒsɪt]
n.
1.) A lamb reared without the aid of the dam. Hence: A pet, in general.
cosset
[ˈkɒsɪt]
v. t.
1.) To treat as a pet; to fondle (
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
).
Etymology: Possibly from Anglo-Norman
coscet
, pet lamb, from Middle English
cotsete
, cottage-dweller, from Old English
cotsæta
:
cot
, cottage +
sæte
, inhabitant.
"But Nature is no sentimentalist,—does not
cosset
or pamper us. We must see that the world is rough and surly, and will not mind drowning a man or a woman; but swallows your ship like a grain of dust. The cold, inconsiderate of persons, tingles your blood, benumbs your feet, freezes a man like an apple" (
The Conduct of Life
, Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1860).
(
Das Eismeer
, Caspar David Friedrich, 1824)
Friday, April 5, 2013
tutelar
tutelar
[tutlər]
a.
1.)
Of supernatural powers: Having the position of protector, guardian, or patron; esp. protecting or watching over a particular person, place, or thing.
2.)
transf.
Of or pertaining to protection or a protector or guardian; protective.
tutelar
[tutlər]
n.
1.)
One who is tutelar; a tutelar deity, angel, or saint. Also
transf.
and
fig.
(
Oxford English Dictionary 2nd Edition
).
Etymology: from Latin
tūtēla
, watching, keeping, guardianship (from
tūt-
, participle stem of
tuērī
, to watch).
"So, having made his arrangements and offered vows to the gods, when he was seen in the streets advancing at the head of his men to engage the enemy, a confused noise of shouts, congratulations, vows, and prayers was raised by the Syracusans, who now called Dion their deliverer and
tutelar
deity, and his soldiers their friends, brethren, and fellow-citizens" (
Plutarch's Lives Translated From the Greek by Several Hands
, John Dryden (trans.), 1683).
(
Sword of Damocles
, Richard Westall, 1812)
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