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They follow standard, very traditional tea cosy cosie? tropes, to my mind, including getting everyone into the drawing room to explain the mystery at the end.

Are You Meandering Around a Castle for 200 Pages? Well, Stop That, Suckah! 2009

Many a time and oft did good, innocent Miss Henny Comyn declare, that when the shake-hands hour arrived, Mr. Bruce, "puir man, seemed to toddle aff to his cosie beddie at Davy Bain's marvellously fu 'o' the spirit!"

The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, August 1850 of Literature, Science and Art. Various

Where the bushes form a cosie den, on yon burn side;

The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century Various

When Miss West came down in the morning the kettle was steaming on the hob, the teapot under its cosie, and the couple of rolls and the dish of sausages were set in their places.

Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes Sarah Tytler 1870

They next proceeded to the saw-pit on the estate -- for almost everything necessary for keeping up the offices was done on the farm itself -- where they sawed thin planks of deal, to floor and line the room, and make it more cosie.

David Elginbrod George MacDonald 1864

The tea was "masket," and the teapot covered with the "cosie," and during the three minutes necessary and sufficient for its proper infusion, John went to his room, and the mother's face grew grave while she waited.

Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not 1859

The Duke has now, with his wonted generosity, given him a cosie bield, and the object of the present attack upon the public is to get if possible as much cash together as will stock it.

Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) 1824

Stephen Conroy holding secret meetings with television executives in ski resorts and a prime minister having cosie weekend retreats with the same network owner whilst surprise surprise mr Rudd gets his own spot on the sunrise show in an election year.

AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

"By the cosie fire-side, or the sun-ends o 'gavels,

Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce E. R. Billings