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What does "bosom" mean?

Bosom: The breast, considered as the seat of the passions, affections, and operations of the mind; consciousness; se 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.

Additional senses

  1. 2.3. Embrace; loving or affectionate inclosure; fold. Within the bosom of that church. Hooker.
  2. 3.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.
  3. 4.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.
  4. 5.6. Inclination; desire. [Obs.] Shak.
  5. 6.A depression round the eye of a millstone. Knight.
  6. 7.Of or pertaining to the bosom.
  7. 8.Intimate; confidential; familiar; trusted; cherished; beloved; as, a bosom friend.
  8. 9.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.
  9. 10.To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom. To happy convents bosomed deep in vines. Pope.

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