Word Definition

Bosom

  1. To inclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish.
  2. Intimate; confidential; familiar; trusted; cherished; beloved; as, a bosom friend.
  3. Embrace; loving or affectionate inclosure; fold.
  4. To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.
  5. Inclination; desire.
  6. A depression round the eye of a millstone.
  7. The breast of a human being; the part, between the arms, to which anything is pressed when embraced by them.
  8. 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.
  9. The breast, considered as the seat of the passions, affections, and operations of the mind; consciousness; secret thoughts.
  10. Any thing or place resembling the breast; a supporting surface; an inner recess; the interior; as, the bosom of the earth.

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