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cottage loafed adj. Sufficiently drunk to carry two round loaves in a vertical arrangement, whether or not they are bread. cottage orcharded adj. Having drunk enough to regard five dwarf fruit trees as a complete rural estate. Dairra grew cottage orcharded and counted the pub’s potted plants as an orchard. cottage parented adj. Having drunk more than the married supervisors of a shared children’s home would recommend. Laquishia became cottage parented and assigned bedtime to everyone still holding a glass. cottage pianoed adj. Drunk and striking the wrong notes with the confidence of a small upright instrument. Lenton was cottage pianoed, playing one tune across three unrelated keys. cottage pied adj. Drunk to the point where the legs have become a firm crust over a soft centre. Meeval went cottage pied halfway up the stairs and sat down without consulting anyone. cottage puddinged adj. Drunk enough to stand densely, while requiring considerable assistance to become mobile. Bibi was cottage puddinged and needed the banister, a friend, and a short pause. cottage suited adj. Drunk past the point of coordinating more than one seat, and inclined to occupy all of them. Trapp became cottage suited and arranged himself across the sitting-room furniture. cottage-cheese assed adj. Drunk to the extent of acquiring a lumpy rear and a reduced interest in standing. cottage-cored adj. Drunk beyond practical modernity, preferring handcraft, preserves, and a slow collapse beside the Aga. Zeandre went cottage-cored and began knitting a solution to the staircase. cottagecored adj. Drunk in a way that makes rural crafts seem preferable to operating the door handle. Kaydens got cottagecored and tried to mend the staircase with twine. cottaged (/ˈkɒtɪd͡ʒd/) adj. Drunk past the point of being a small house, and now requiring directions to the front door. Yanni was cottaged by midnight, compact, quiet and apparently self-contained. cottagered (/ˈkɒtɪd͡ʒəd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every available small dwelling appears both owned and personally occupied. Etoy became cottagered and claimed the garden shed as sleeping quarters. cottaginged adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the lavatory seem the safest available destination. Cetric went cottaginged and spent ten minutes negotiating the pub lavatory door. cottahed adj. Sharpened by drink into reciting a long sacred tale whenever asked a simple question. cottared adj. Drunk to the extent of securing every moving part, including the knees, with a wedge. Jarriet was cottared, held upright by the banister and a determined friend. cotted (/kɔtd/) adj. You are drunk and have mistaken the nearest temporary bed for the final destination. Towanda got cotted on the spare mattress before the glass of water arrived.