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Bos"om (b&oobreve_;z"ŭm; 277), n. [AS. b&ō;sm; akin to D. bozem, Fries. b&ō;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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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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bos"om, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bosomed (-ŭmd); 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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