Bosom
Bosom (boz"um; 277) , noun
[Anglo-Saxon bōsm; akin to Dutch bozem, Fries. bōsm, Old High German puosum, German busen, and prob. English bough.]
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.
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. [Obsolete] — Shakespeare
8.
A depression round the eye of a millstone. — Knight
bosom , adjective
1.
Of or pertaining to the bosom.
2.
Intimate; confidential; familiar; trusted; cherished; beloved; as, a bosom friend.
bosom (-umd) , transitive verb
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.