n. [ Apparently fr. cud + weed, but perh. a corruption of cottonweed; or of cut weed, so called from its use as an application to cuts and chafings. ] (Bot.) A small composite plant with cottony or silky stem and leaves, primarily a species of Gnaphalium, but the name is now given to many plants of different genera, as Filago, Antennaria, etc.; cottonweed. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Cuddled p. pr. & vb. n. Cuddling ] [ Prob. for couthle, fr. couth known; cf. OE. kuþþen to cuddle, or cuðlechen to make friends with. SeeCouth, Uncouth, Can. ] To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle. [ 1913 Webster ]

She cuddles low beneath the brake;
Nor would she stay, nor dares she fly. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To embrace closely; to fondle. Forby. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A close embrace. [ 1913 Webster ]