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BO'SOM, n. s as z.

1. The breast of a human being and the parts adjacent.

2. The folds or covering of clothes about the breast.

Put thy hand in thy bosom. Ex.4.

3. Embrace, as with the arms; inclosure; compass; often implying friendship or affection; as, to live in the bosom of a church.

4. The breast, as inclosing the heart; or the interior of the breast, considered as the seat of the passions.

Anger resteth in the bosom of fools. Eccles. 7.

Their soul was poured into their mother's bosom. Lam.2.

5. The breast, or its interior, considered as a close place, the receptacle of secrets.

If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding my iniquity in my bosom. Job.31.

6. Any inclosed place; the interior; as the bosom of the earth or of the deep.

7. The tender affections; kindness; favor; as the son of his bosom; the wife of thy bosom.

He shall carry the lambs in his bosom. Is.40.

8. The arms, or embrace of the arms. Ps. 129.

9. Inclination; desire. [Not used.]

Bosom, in composition, implies intimacy, affection and confidence; as a bosom-friend, an intimate or confidential friend; bosom-lover, bosom-interest, bosom-secret, &c. In such phrases, bosom may be considered as an attribute equivalent to intimate, confidential, dear.

BO'SOM, v.t. To inclose in the bosom; to keep with care.

Bosom up my counsel.

1. To conceal; to hide from view.

To happy convents bosom'd deep in vines.



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BO'SOM, n. s as z.

1. The breast of a human being and the parts adjacent.

2. The folds or covering of clothes about the breast.

Put thy hand in thy bosom. Ex.4.

3. Embrace, as with the arms; inclosure; compass; often implying friendship or affection; as, to live in the bosom of a church.

4. The breast, as inclosing the heart; or the interior of the breast, considered as the seat of the passions.

Anger resteth in the bosom of fools. Eccles. 7.

Their soul was poured into their mother's bosom. Lam.2.

5. The breast, or its interior, considered as a close place, the receptacle of secrets.

If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding my iniquity in my bosom. Job.31.

6. Any inclosed place; the interior; as the bosom of the earth or of the deep.

7. The tender affections; kindness; favor; as the son of his bosom; the wife of thy bosom.

He shall carry the lambs in his bosom. Is.40.

8. The arms, or embrace of the arms. Ps. 129.

9. Inclination; desire. [Not used.]

Bosom, in composition, implies intimacy, affection and confidence; as a bosom-friend, an intimate or confidential friend; bosom-lover, bosom-interest, bosom-secret, &c. In such phrases, bosom may be considered as an attribute equivalent to intimate, confidential, dear.

BO'SOM, v.t. To inclose in the bosom; to keep with care.

Bosom up my counsel.

1. To conceal; to hide from view.

To happy convents bosom'd deep in vines.

BO'SOM, n. [s as z. Sax. bosm, bosum; D. boezem; G. busen. Qu. Ch. ביזה or בוזא, the breast, uber, mamma.]

  1. The breast of a human being and the parts adjacent.
  2. The folds or covering of clothes about the breast. Put thy hand in thy bosom. – Ex. iv.
  3. Embrace, as with the arm; inclosure; compass; often implying friendship or affection; as, to live in the bosom of a church.
  4. The breast, as inclosing the heart; or the interior of the breast, considered as the seat of the passions. Anger resteth in the bosom of fools. – Eccles. vii. Their soul was poured into their mother's bosom. – Lam. ii.
  5. The breast, or its interior, considered as a close place, the, receptacle of secrets. If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding my iniquity in my bosom. – Job xxxi.
  6. Any inclosed place; the interior; as the bosom of the earth or of the deep.
  7. The tender affections; kindness; favor; as, the son of his bosom; the wife of thy bosom. He shall carry the lambs in his bosom. – Isa. xl.
  8. The arms, or embrace of the arms. – Ps. cxxix.
  9. Inclination; desire. [Not used.] – Shak. Bosom, in composition, implies intimacy, affection and confidence; as a bosom-friend, an intimate or confidential friend; bosom-lover, bosom-interest, bosom-secret, &c. In such phrases, bosom may be considered as an attribute equivalent to intimate, confidential, dear.

BO'SOM, v.t.

  1. To inclose in the bosom; to keep with care. Bosom up my counsel. – Shak.
  2. To conceal; to hide from view. To happy convents bosom'd deep in vines. – Pope.

Bos"om
  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.
    Shak.

  2. Of or pertaining to the bosom.
  3. 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.
    Shak.

  4. 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.
    Shak.

    If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding my iniquity in my bosom.
    Job xxxi. 33.

  5. Intimate; confidential; familiar; trusted; cherished; beloved; as, a bosom friend.
  6. To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.

    To happy convents bosomed deep in vines.
    Pope.

  7. Embrace; loving or affectionate inclosure; fold.

    Within the bosom of that church.
    Hooker.

  8. 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.
  9. 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.
    Ex. iv. 6.

  10. Inclination; desire.

    [Obs.] Shak.
  11. A depression round the eye of a millstone.

    Knight.
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Bosom

BO'SOM, noun s as z.

1. The breast of a human being and the parts adjacent.

2. The folds or covering of clothes about the breast.

Put thy hand in thy bosom Exodus 4:6.

3. Embrace, as with the arms; inclosure; compass; often implying friendship or affection; as, to live in the bosom of a church.

4. The breast, as inclosing the heart; or the interior of the breast, considered as the seat of the passions.

Anger resteth in the bosom of fools. Ecclesiastes 7:9.

Their soul was poured into their mother's bosom Lamentations 2:12.

5. The breast, or its interior, considered as a close place, the receptacle of secrets.

If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding my iniquity in my bosom Job 31:33.

6. Any inclosed place; the interior; as the bosom of the earth or of the deep.

7. The tender affections; kindness; favor; as the son of his bosom; the wife of thy bosom

He shall carry the lambs in his bosom Isaiah 40:11.

8. The arms, or embrace of the arms. Psalms 129:7.

9. Inclination; desire. [Not used.]

Bosom, in composition, implies intimacy, affection and confidence; as a bosom-friend, an intimate or confidential friend; bosom-lover, bosom-interest, bosom-secret, etc. In such phrases, bosom may be considered as an attribute equivalent to intimate, confidential, dear.

BO'SOM, verb transitive To inclose in the bosom; to keep with care.

Bosom up my counsel.

1. To conceal; to hide from view.

To happy convents bosom'd deep in vines.

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