Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cozy"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cozy \Co"zy\ (k?"z?), a. [Compar. {Cozier} (-z?-?r); superl.
{Coziest}.] [Cf. Scot. cosie, cozie, prob. from Gael. cosach
abounding in hollows, or cosagach full of holes or crevices,
snug, sheltered, from cos a hollow, a crevice.]
1. Snug; comfortable; easy; contented. [Written also {cosey}
and {cosy}.]
2. [Cf. F. causer to chat, talk.] Chatty; talkative;
sociable; familiar. [Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cozy \Co"zy\, n. [See {Cozy},a.]
A wadded covering for a teakettle or other vessel to keep the
contents hot.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cozy
adj 1: enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter
especially in a small space; "a cozy nook near the
fire"; "snug in bed"; "a snug little apartment" [syn:
{cosy}, {snug}]
2: having or fostering a warm or friendly atmosphere;
especially through smallness and informality; "had a cozy
chat"; "a relaxed informal manner"; "an intimate cocktail
lounge"; "the small room was cozy and intimate" [syn: {intimate},
{informal}]
3: suggesting connivance; "a cozy arrangement with the police"
n : a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm [syn: {cosy},
{tea cosy}, {cosey}, {tea cosey}, {tea cozy}, {cozey}, {tea
cozey}, {cozie}, {tea cozie}]
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