Nestled

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nestled
       adj : drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if
             for affection or protection; "saw a number of small
             houses nestled against the hillside"; "like a baby
             snuggled in its mother's arms" [syn: {snuggled}]