NESTLE

v.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
v.

To make and occupy a nest; to nest. [Obs.] The kingfisher ... nestles in hollow banks. L'Estrange.

2.
v.

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.
v.

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.

4.
v.

To house, as in a nest.

5.
v.

To cherish, as a bird her young.

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