cosset (koset)

[Cf. Walloon co et, a sucking pig.] 1. A lamb brought up by hand, or without the aid of the dam; a pet lamb. Much greater gyfts for guerdon thou shalt gayne Then Kidde or Co et. Spenser, Shep. Cal., November. 4. [ cap.] [NL.] A small genus of Compos it a, 2. A pet of any kind. related to the dahlia, ranging from Bolivia to Arizona. C. caudatus is widely naturalized through the tropics. C. bipinnatus and C. diversifolius are frequently cultivated. Quar. Well, this dry nurse, I say still, is a delicate man. Mrs. Lit. And I am for the co et his charge: did you ever see a fellow's face more accuse him for an a ? B. Jonson, Bartholomew Fair, i. 1.