bosom friendn.

Forms: Also bosom-friend.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bosom n., friend n.

Etymology: < bosom n. + friend n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˌbosom ˈfriend.

1. A specially intimate or beloved friend.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friend > close or intimate friend

belamy?c1225

friarc1290

specialc1300

necessaryc1384

familiar?c1400

great frienda1425

gossea1549

particular1577

shopfellow?1577

cockmate1578

privado1584

bosom friend1590

better half1596

ingle1602

inward1607

bully boy1609

bosom-piecea1625

hail-fellow1650

bosom-bird1655

intimate1660

crony1665

intimado1682

chum1684

friend of one's bosom1712

right bower1829

inquaintancea1834

cad1836

chummy1849

bond-friend1860

raggie1901

bosom1913

aceboy1951

boon coon1951

mellow1967

squeeze1980

acegirl2009

1590 R. Greene Neuer too Late i. 57 There is nothing better than a bosome friend with whome to conferre.

1650 T. Hubbert Pilula 221 His..inward bosome friends.

1699 Ld. Shaftesbury Inq. conc. Virtue ii ii. 147 The secrets of the Breast unfolded to a Bosom-friend.

1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 13 Polybius..was the bosom friend of her destroyer.

†2. transferred. An article of wearing apparel to protect the bosom from cold. Obsolete. (Cf. comforter n. 6a.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for chest or breast > types of > to protect chest from cold

bosom friend1802

pectoral1881

chest-protector1888

1802 Hull Packet 28 Sept. 2/2 Handkerchiefs, tippets, bosom friends and other articles peculiarly adapted to the ensuing season.

1838 Workwoman's Guide: Instr. Apparel xi. 275 Some persons do not hollow out bosom friends, but knit them square or oblong.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	bosom friend
释义	bosom friendn. Forms: Also bosom-friend. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bosom n., friend n. Etymology: < bosom n. + friend n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˌbosom ˈfriend. 1. A specially intimate or beloved friend. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friend > close or intimate friend belamy?c1225 friarc1290 specialc1300 necessaryc1384 familiar?c1400 great frienda1425 gossea1549 particular1577 shopfellow?1577 cockmate1578 privado1584 bosom friend1590 better half1596 ingle1602 inward1607 bully boy1609 bosom-piecea1625 hail-fellow1650 bosom-bird1655 intimate1660 crony1665 intimado1682 chum1684 friend of one's bosom1712 right bower1829 inquaintancea1834 cad1836 chummy1849 bond-friend1860 raggie1901 bosom1913 aceboy1951 boon coon1951 mellow1967 squeeze1980 acegirl2009 1590 R. Greene Neuer too Late i. 57 There is nothing better than a bosome friend with whome to conferre. 1650 T. Hubbert Pilula 221 His..inward bosome friends. 1699 Ld. Shaftesbury Inq. conc. Virtue ii ii. 147 The secrets of the Breast unfolded to a Bosom-friend. 1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 13 Polybius..was the bosom friend of her destroyer. †2. transferred. An article of wearing apparel to protect the bosom from cold. Obsolete. (Cf. comforter n. 6a.) ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for chest or breast > types of > to protect chest from cold bosom friend1802 pectoral1881 chest-protector1888 1802 Hull Packet 28 Sept. 2/2 Handkerchiefs, tippets, bosom friends and other articles peculiarly adapted to the ensuing season. 1838 Workwoman's Guide: Instr. Apparel xi. 275 Some persons do not hollow out bosom friends, but knit them square or oblong. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1590
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