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n. - A padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm adj. - Enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space.

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  • A teapot under a cosy is stewing, not brewing, the tea.
  • The kombi now had 4 Adults and 2 dogs ... the word cosy comes to mind!
  • Sat in cosy 9.00 till 3.30 (i worked through lunch) bean counting jobs.
  • The ones who don’t seem to be are those off the frontline, in cosy offices with comfy seats and time to spare.
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