Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for NEST'LE
NEST'LE, v.i. [nes'l.]
- To settle; to harbor; to lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest. The king-fisher nestles in hollow banks. L'Estrange. Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of the wild country, and there nestle till succors came. Bacon.
- To move about in one's seat, like a bird when forming her nest; as, a child nestles.
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