nestle

  • 11Nestle — 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.] [1913 Webster] The kingfisher . . . nestles in hollow banks. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] 2. To lie close and snug,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12Nestlé — (Henri) (1814 1890) chimiste suisse qui créa en 1867, à Vevey, la société Nestlé, qui à l origine produisait des médicaments pour enfants. à la fin du XIXe s., elle fabriqua du lait concentré puis devint une multinationale de l agro alimentaire …

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  • 13Nestle — Nes tle, v. t. To house, as in a nest. [1913 Webster] 2. To cherish, as a bird her young. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 14Nestle — Nestle, Eberhard, evang. Theolog und Orientalist, geb. 1. Mai 1851 in Stuttgart, wurde nach zweijährigem Aufenthalt in England 1877 Repetent in Tübingen, 1880 Diakonus in Münsingen, 1883 Gymnasialprofessor in Ulm und ist seit 1898 Professor am… …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 15Nestle — Nestle, Eberhard, prot. Theolog und Orientalist, geb. 1. Mai 1851 in Stuttgart, 1883 Gymnasialprof. in Ulm, 1898 Prof. am evang. theol. Seminar in Maulbronn; schrieb: »Syr. Grammatik« (1888), »Marginalien und Materialien« (1893), »Philologica… …

    Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • 16nestle — (v.) O.E. nestlian build a nest, from nest (see NEST (Cf. nest) (n.)). Figurative sense of settle (oneself) comfortably, snuggle is first recorded 1540s. Related: Nestled; nestling …

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  • 17nestle — [v] curl up bundle, burrow, cuddle, huddle, lie against, lie close, make snug*, move close, nuzzle, settle down, snug*, snuggle, take shelter; concepts 154,612 …

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  • 18nestle — ► VERB 1) settle comfortably within or against something. 2) (of a place) lie in a sheltered position. ORIGIN Old English, related to NEST(Cf. ↑nest) …

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  • 19nestle — [nes′əl] vi. nestled, nestling [ME nestlen < OE nestlian: see NEST & LE] 1. Archaic to build or live in a nest 2. to settle down comfortably and snugly 3. to draw or press close for comfort or in affection 4 …

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  • 20Nestlé — Création 1866 à Vevey Dates clés 1905, première fusion. 2011, 145 ans de Nestlé. Fondateur …

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