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What's The Definition Of 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.
\Bos"om\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the bosom. 2. Intimate; confidential; familiar; trusted; cherished; beloved; as, a bosom friend.
\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.