noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/kəʊz/
rhymes with -əʊz
1
noun
Meaning 1
A cosy, friendly talk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonce-word
Examples
September 16, 1813, Jane Austen, letter to Henrietta Street We are now all four of us young ladies sitting round the circular table in the inner room writing our letters, while the two brothers are having a comfortable coze in the room adjoining.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 2
Alternative form of cose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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