Nestle vs Pet - What's the difference?
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To settle oneself comfortably and snugly.
To press oneself against another affectionately.
To lie half-hidden or in shelter.
* Francis Bacon
(archaic, ornithology) To build or sit upon a nest.
* L'Estrange
* William S. Woodbridge
An animal kept as a companion.
One who is excessively loyal to a superior.
Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a darling.
* Tatler
To stroke or fondle (an animal).
(informal) To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.
(informal) Of two or more people, to stroke and fondle one another amorously.
(dated) To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge.
(archaic) To be a pet.
Favourite; cherished.
* F. Harrison
A fit of petulance, a sulk, arising from the impression that one has been offended or slighted.
* 1891 , Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country , Nebraska 2005, p. 105:
Nestle is a related term of pet.
As a verb nestle
is to settle oneself comfortably and snugly.As an acronym pet is
(organic compound) polyethylene terephthalate.nestle
English
Verb
(en-verb)- The old shop nestled between the newer apartment buildings.
- Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of the wild country, and there nestle till succours came.
- The kingfisher nestles in hollow banks.
- She made no answer, but her fingers nervously nestled the leaves of a book.
Synonyms
* (to settle oneself comfortably): settle * (to press oneself against another affectionately): cuddle, snugglepet
English
Etymology 1
Attested since the 1500s in the sense "indulged child" and since the 1530s in the sense "animal companion"..'>citation The verb is derived from the noun.Noun
(wikipedia pet) {{ picdic , image=Pudel miniatura 342.jpg , detail1= }} (en noun)- the love of cronies, pets , and favourites
Synonyms
* companion animalReferences
Verb
(pett)- His daughter was petted and spoiled.
- (Feltham)
Derived terms
* pet cemetery * pet name * pet peeve * pet project * pet shop * pet store * petting * teacher's petAdjective
(-)- a pet child
- a pet theory
- Some young lady's pet curate.
Etymology 2
.Noun
(en noun)- There was something ludicrous, even more, unbecoming a gentleman, in leaving a friend's house in a pet , with the host's reproaches sounding in his ears, to be matched only by the bitterness of the guest's sneering retorts.