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bos·om
I. \ˈbu̇zəm also ˈbüz-\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bōsm; akin to Old High German buosam bosom, Sanskrit bhūri abundant — more at boast
1.
a. : the fore part of the chest of a human being : breast
b. : either or both of the breasts; usually : the female breasts
< slipping a quilted housecoat over her broad erect shoulders, pinning it across her ample bosom — Viola G. Liddell >
2.
a. archaic : the breast considered as the center of cherished and secret thoughts
b. : the breast considered as the center of emotions : heart
< she has the ability to melt and chill your bosom — Stanley Kauffmann >
c. obsolete : desire, wish
< you shall have your bosom on this wretch — Shakespeare >
d. : a close or intimate relationship usually marked by affection and protectiveness : embrace
< for years she lived in the bosom of her family >
: inner circle
< he was accepted into the bosom of the organization >
3.
a. : a broad expansive surface
< the heaving bosom of the sea — Tom Marvel >
b. : any supporting surface
< resting on the bosom of the earth >
c. : an inmost recess : intimate center : interior
< hiding in the very bosom of the cave >
4.
a. : the part of a garment covering the breast; especially : a distinctive or decorative part of a garment
< the pleated bosom of a man's dress shirt >
b. : the space between the breast and the undersurface of whatever garment covers the breast
< she seized the letter and thrust it into her bosom >
5.
a. : the inside of an angle bar
b. : a depression round the eye of a millstone
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- in abraham's bosom
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English bosomen, from bosom, n.
intransitive verb
: to swell out : belly
< her profuse skirt bosomed out with the gusts — Adrian Bell >
transitive verb
1. : to put into the bosom
< she bosomed her letter — E.P.O'Donnell >
2. archaic
a. : to take to the bosom : embrace
b. : to keep (as a secret) to oneself
c. : to take to heart : mull over
3. : to enclose in or as if in an embrace : embosom
< a Gothic, moss-grown structure, half bosomed in trees — T.L.Peacock >
III. adjective
Etymology: bosom (I)
: very intimate or dear
< a bosom friend > |