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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: bosom \bos"om\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the bosom. [1913 Webster] 2. Intimate; confidential; familiar; trusted; cherished; beloved; as, a bosom friend. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] Bosom up my counsel, You'll find it wholesome. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom. [1913 Webster] To happy convents bosomed deep in vines. --Pope. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: bosom n 1: 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}, {bosom}] 5: the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom" [syn: {heart}, {bosom}] 6: either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman [syn: {breast}, {bosom}, {knocker}, {boob}, {tit}, {titty}] v 1: hide in one's bosom; "She bosomed his letters" 2: squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him" [syn: {embrace}, {hug}, {bosom}, {squeeze}]