Bosom

6 definitions found

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) 2.0 [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}]
       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 Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  147 Moby Thesaurus words for "bosom":
     bag, bear, being, beloved, blood, bones, boobs, boon, bottle up,
     bowels, breast, breasts, brisket, bury, bust, cache, center,
     center of life, cherish, cherished, chest, clasp, classify,
     cling to, clip, close, conceal, confidential, core, crop, dear,
     deepest recesses, deposit, dug, embosom, embrace, enfold,
     entertain, esoteric reality, esprit, file and forget, fold, fondle,
     foster, gut, guts, harbor, have, have and hold, heart,
     heart of hearts, heartstrings, hide away, hold, hold on to,
     hold out on, hug, in petto, inmost heart, inmost soul, inner,
     inner landscape, inner life, inner man, inner nature, inner recess,
     inner self, innermost being, inside, interior, interior man,
     intern, internal, intimate, intrados, inward, keep, keep back,
     keep between us, keep buttoned up, keep close, keep dark,
     keep from, keep hidden, keep in ignorance, keep mum, keep secret,
     keep snug, keep under wraps, knockers, lock up, make no sign, mama,
     mamelon, mamelonation, mammary gland, mammilla, mammillation,
     midst, nenes, nerve center, never let on, nipple, not give away,
     not tell, nurse, nurture, pair, pap, papilla, penetralia,
     pigeon breast, plant, play dumb, press, put away, quick, recesses,
     seal up, secret heart, secret place, secret places, secrete, soul,
     special, spirit, squeeze, stash, store away, stow away, teat,
     thorax, tit, tits, titties, titty, treasure, treasure up,
     true being, true inwardness, udder, veil, viscera, vital center,
     vital principle, vitals, withhold
  
  

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).