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bos⋅om

  [booz-uhm, boo-zuhm]
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–noun
1. the breast of a human being.
2. the breasts of a woman.
3. the part of a garment that covers the breast.
4. the breast, conceived of as the center of feelings or emotions.
5. something likened to the human breast: the bosom of the earth.
6. a state of enclosing intimacy; warm closeness: the bosom of the family.
–adjective
7. of, pertaining to, or worn on or over the bosom.
8. intimate or confidential: a bosom friend.
–verb (used with object)
9. to take to the bosom; embrace; cherish.
10. to hide from view; conceal.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE bōs(u)m; c. D boesem, G Busen

Synonyms:
4. heart, affection. 8. close, cherished, boon, dear.
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bos·om   (bŏŏz'əm, bōō'zəm)   
n.  
    1. The chest of a human: He held the sleepy child to his bosom.
    2. A woman's breast or breasts.
  2. The part of a garment covering the chest or breasts.
  3. The security and closeness likened to being held in a warm familial embrace: We welcomed the stranger into the bosom of our family.
  4. The chest considered as the source of emotion.
adj.  Beloved; intimate: a bosom friend.

[Middle English, from Old English bōsm.]
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Bosom

Bos"om\ (b[oo^]z"[u^]m), n. [AS. b?sm; akin to D. bozem, Fries. b?sm, OHG. puosum, G. busen, and prob. E. 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. --Shak.

2. 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.

3. Embrace; loving or affectionate inclosure; fold.

Within the bosom of that church. --Hooker.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. Inclination; desire. [Obs.] --Shak.

7. A depression round the eye of a millstone. --Knight.

Bosom

Bos"om\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the bosom.

2. Intimate; confidential; familiar; trusted; cherished; beloved; as, a bosom friend.

Bosom

Bos"om\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bosomed (-[u^]md); p. pr. & vb. n. Bosoming.]

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. --Shak.

2. To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.

To happy convents bosomed deep in vines. --Pope.
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Language Translation for : bosom
Spanish: pecho,
German: der Busen,
Japanese: 乳房
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bosom 
O.E. bosm, from W.Gmc. *bosm- perhaps from PIE base *bhou- "to grow, swell," or *bhaghus "arm." The primary notion would be "enclosure formed by the breast and the arms." Meaning "a woman's breasts" is from 1959; but bosomy "big-breasted" is from 1928. Bosom-friend is first attested 1590.
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bosom bos·om (b&oobreve;z'əm, b&oomacr;'zəm)
n.

  1. The chest of a human.
  2. A woman's breast or breasts.

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Bosom

In the East objects are carried in the bosom which Europeans carry in the pocket. To have in one's bosom indicates kindness, secrecy, or intimacy (Gen. 16:5; 2 Sam. 12:8). Christ is said to have been in "the bosom of the Father," i.e., he had the most perfect knowledge of the Father, had the closest intimacy with him (John 1:18). John (13:23) was "leaning on Jesus' bosom" at the last supper. Our Lord carries his lambs in his bosom, i.e., has a tender, watchful care over them (Isa. 40:11).

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