What is to treat with possets; to pamper. [R.] "She was cosseted and posseted." O. W. Holmes called?
posset — To treat with possets; to pamper. [R.] "She was cosseted and posseted." O. W. Holmes. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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