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Bosom \Bos"om\ (b[oo^]z"[u^]m; 277), n. [AS. b[=o]sm; akin to D.
bozem, Fries. b[=o]sm, OHG. puosum, G. busen, and prob. E.
bough.]
1. The breast of a human being; the part, between the arms,
to which anything is pressed when embraced by them.
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You must prepare your bosom for his knife. --Shak.
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2. Specifically: The breasts of a woman; as, an ample bosom.
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3. The breast, considered as the seat of the passions,
affections, and operations of the mind; consciousness;
secret thoughts.
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Tut, I am in their bosoms, and I know
Wherefore they do it. --Shak.
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If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding my
iniquity in my bosom. --Job xxxi.
33.
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4. Embrace; loving or affectionate inclosure; fold.
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Within the bosom of that church. --Hooker.
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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." --Addison.
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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.
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He put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it
out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow. --Ex. iv.
6.
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7. Inclination; desire. [Obs.] --Shak.
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8. A depression round the eye of a millstone. --Knight.
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bosom \bos"om\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to the bosom.
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2. Intimate; confidential; familiar; trusted; cherished;
beloved; as, a bosom friend.
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bosom \bos"om\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bosomed} (-[u^]md); p. pr.
& vb. n. {Bosoming}.]
1. To inclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to
take to heart; to cherish.
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Bosom up my counsel,
You'll find it wholesome. --Shak.
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2. To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.
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To happy convents bosomed deep in vines. --Pope.
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