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(1):

(n.) Embrace; loving or affectionate inclosure; fold.

(2):

(v. t.) To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.

(3):

(v. t.) To inclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish.

(4):

(n.) The breast of a human being; the part, between the arms, to which anything is pressed when embraced by them.

(5):

(n.) The breast, considered as the seat of the passions, affections, and operations of the mind; consciousness; secret thoughts.

(6):

(a.) Intimate; confidential; familiar; trusted; cherished; beloved; as, a bosom friend.

(7):

(n.) Any thing or place resembling the breast; a supporting surface; an inner recess; the interior; as, the bosom of the earth.

(8):

(n.) 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):

(n.) Inclination; desire.

(10):

(n.) A depression round the eye of a millstone.

(11):

(a.) Of or pertaining to the bosom.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bosom'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/bosom.html. 1828.
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