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nestled

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Nestle \Nes"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Nestled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Nestling}.] [AS. nestlian.]
   1. To make and occupy a nest; to nest. [Obs.]

            The kingfisher . . . nestles in hollow banks.
                                                  --L'Estrange.

   2. To lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest; to cuddle
      up; to settle, as in a nest; to harbor; to take shelter.

            Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of
            the wild country, and there nestle till succors
            came.                                 --Bacon.

   3. To move about in one's place, like a bird when shaping the
      interior of her nest or a young bird getting close to the
      parent; as, a child nestles.

Source : WordNet®

nestled
     adj : drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if
           for affection or protection; "saw a number of small
           houses nestled against the hillside"; "like a baby
           snuggled in its mother's arms" [syn: {snuggled}]
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