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noun

Bosom n.

1.

The breast of a human being; the part, between the arms, to which anything is pressed when embraced by them. "You must prepare your bosom for his knife."

2.

Specifically: The breasts of a woman; as, an ample bosom.

3.

The breast, considered as the seat of the passions, affections, and operations of the mind; consciousness; secret thoughts. "Tut, I am in their bosoms, and I know Wherefore they do it." "If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding my iniquity in my bosom."

4.

Embrace; loving or affectionate inclosure; fold. "Within the bosom of that church."

5.

Any thing or place resembling the breast; a supporting surface; an inner recess; the interior; as, the bosom of the earth. "The bosom of the ocean."

6.

The part of the dress worn upon the breast; an article, or a portion of an article, of dress to be worn upon the breast; as, the bosom of a shirt; a linen bosom. "He put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow."

7.

Inclination; desire. (Obs.)

8.

A depression round the eye of a millstone.

verb

bosom v. t. (past & past part. bosomed; pres. part. bosoming)

1.

To inclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish. "Bosom up my counsel, You'll find it wholesome."

2.

To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom. "To happy convents bosomed deep in vines."

adjective

bosom adj.

1.

Of or pertaining to the bosom.

2.

Intimate; confidential; familiar; trusted; cherished; beloved; as, a bosom friend.

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... Saviour's voice, a sound of heavenly love, Admits them smiling to the realms above: "Approach, ye faithful, to the heaven of peace, Where worldly sorrows shall for ever cease. Come, blessed children, share my bright abode, Rest in the bosom of your King and God, Where thousand saints in grateful concert sing Loud hymns of glory to th' Eternal King." For you, beloved, I hung upon the tree, That where I am there also ye might be; The infernal ...

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