5 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bosom \Bos"om\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to the bosom.
2. Intimate; confidential; familiar; trusted; cherished;
beloved; as a bosom friend.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
bosom
adj : very close in friendship or affection; "a bosom buddy"; "an
intimate friendship" [syn: {bosom(a)}, {intimate}]
n 1: (archaic) the chest considered as the place where secret
thoughts are kept; "his bosom was bursting with the
secret"
2: a person's breast or chest
3: cloth that covers the chest or breasts
4: a close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing
embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family" [syn:
{embrace}]
5: the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you
know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom" [syn:
{heart}]
6: either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on
the chest of a woman [syn: {breast}, {knocker}, {boob}, {tit},
{titty}]
v 1: hide in one's bosom: "She bosomed his letters"
2: hug, usually with fondness; "Hug me please"; "They
embraced" [syn: {embrace}, {hug}, {squeeze}]
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
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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