■ adjective ( ~ger , ~gest )
1》 warm and cosy.
2》 very tight or close-fitting.
3》 archaic (of an income or employment) allowing one to live in comfort.
■ noun Brit. a small, cosy public room in a pub or small hotel.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ging , ~ged ) chiefly N. Amer. place or settle safely or cosily.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
C16 (orig. in naut. use in the sense 'shipshape, compact, prepared for bad weather'): prob. of Low Ger. or Du. origin.