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Bosom | Bosom \Bos"om\ (b[oo^]z"[u^]m; 277), n. [AS. b[=o]sm; akin to D. bozem, Fries. b[=o]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. [1913 Webster] You must prepare your bosom for his knife. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically: The breasts of a woman; as, an ample bosom. [PJC] 3. The breast, considered as the seat of the passions, affections, and operations of the mind; consciousness; secret thoughts. [1913 Webster] Tut, I am in their bosoms, and I know Wherefore they do it. --Shak. [1913 Webster] If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding my iniquity in my bosom. --Job xxxi. 33. [1913 Webster] 4. Embrace; loving or affectionate inclosure; fold. [1913 Webster] Within the bosom of that church. --Hooker. [1913 Webster] 5. 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. [1913 Webster] 6. 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. [1913 Webster] He put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow. --Ex. iv. 6. [1913 Webster] 7. Inclination; desire. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] 8. A depression round the eye of a millstone. --Knight. [1913 Webster] |
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