| 单词 | wife of one's bosom |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswife of one's bosom c. wife of one's bosom: originally a Hebraism adopted in the Bible of 1611; but its English use is influenced by senses A. 6a, A. 1b (The similar phrase husband of one's bosom, Deuteronomy xxviii. 56, never became current.) Hence, to take to one's bosom: to marry. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [noun] > wife wifeeOE womanc1275 peerc1330 spousessc1384 ladyc1390 good lady1502 girl?a1513 spousage1513 little lady1523 the weaker vessel1526 companion1535 wedlock1566 Mrs1572 dame1574 rib?1590 feme1595 fathom1602 feme covert1602 shrew1606 wife of one's bosom1611 kickie-wickiea1616 heifer1616 sposa1624 bosom-partner1633 goodwife1654 little woman1715 squaw1767 the Mrs1821 missus1823 maw1826 lady wife1840 tart1864 mistress1873 mama1916 ball and chain1921 trouble and strife1929 old boot1958 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married man > [noun] > husband churla800 lordeOE werec893 husbanda1275 mana1325 masterc1325 sovereign1390 maritea1398 husbandman?a1439 goodman?1507 baron1595 spouse1604 husband of one's bosom1611 old man1673 hubby1682 sposo1741 hub1809 master-man1825 pot and pan1900 mister1931 DH1993 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > action or fact of marrying > marry [verb (transitive)] bewedc1000 bespousec1175 wieldc1275 marrish1340 wedc1380 geta1393 takea1400 espouse?1435 marry1441 couplec1540 contract1599 to take on1611 consort?1615 to take to one's bosom1881 nuptial1887 1611 Bible (King James) Deut. xiii. 6 The wife of thy bosome . View more context for this quotation 1611 Bible (King James) Deut. xxviii. 56 The husband of her bosome. View more context for this quotation 1747 J. Hervey Medit. (1753) II. 53 The Wife of his Bosom may expire by his Side. 1814 T. Jefferson Corr. (1830) 233 Not even the wife of his bosom. 1881 W. P. Lennox Plays, Players, & Playhouses I. 37 The woman he had taken to his bosom. < as lemmas |
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