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bosom

[ booz-uhm, boo-zuhm ]

noun

  1. the breast of a human being.
  2. the breasts of a woman.
  3. the part of a garment that covers the breast.
  4. the breast, conceived of as the center of feelings or emotions.

    Synonyms: ,

  5. something likened to the human breast:

    the bosom of the earth.

  6. a state of enclosing intimacy; warm closeness:

    the bosom of the family.



adjective

  1. of, relating to, or worn on or over the bosom.
  2. intimate or confidential:

    a bosom friend.

    Synonyms: , ,

verb (used with object)

  1. to take to the bosom; embrace; cherish.
  2. to hide from view; conceal.

bosom

/ ˈʊə /

noun

  1. the chest or breast of a person, esp the female breasts
  2. the part of a woman's dress, coat, etc, that covers the chest
  3. a protective centre or part

    the bosom of the family

  4. the breast considered as the seat of emotions
  5. modifier very dear; intimate

    a bosom friend

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to embrace
  2. to conceal or carry in the bosom
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of bosom1

before 1000; Middle English; Old English ō ( u ) m; cognate with Dutch boesem, German Busen
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of bosom1

Old English ōm ; related to Old High German buosam
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Agnew describes two of her children “literally swinging off her long golden hair” and one that clings to her bosom for every moment of the four hours she spends with the family.

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“You leave drama school, which is a lovely, cozy bosom where you get to do the thing you love every day. Then you go, ‘Hang on.

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Not it’s up to a black woman to rock us in her bosom and heal our wounds,” wrote an X user.

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But, she said, she “had bosom and hips and wonderful curves” that didn’t adhere to beauty standards of the era, lamenting that the press treated serial killers “kinder than if you put on some weight.”

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Idah was welcomed into Celtic's bosom but it's fair to say that the fans were expecting more.

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