bosomn.[AS. bsm; akin to D. bozem, Fries. bsm, 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.()You must prepare your bosom for his knife. (Shak.)2. The breasts of a woman; as, an ample bosom.()3. The breast, considered as the seat of the passions, affections, and operations of the mind; consciousness; secret thoughts.()Tut, I am in their bosoms, and I know
Wherefore they do it. (Shak.)If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding my iniquity in my bosom. (Job xxxi. 33.)4. Embrace; loving or affectionate inclosure; fold.()Within the bosom of that church. (Hooker.)5. Any thing or place resembling the breast; a supporting surface; an inner recess; the interior; as, the bosom of the earth.(Addison.)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.()He put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow. (Ex. iv. 6.)7. Inclination; desire.(Shak.)8. A depression round the eye of a millstone.(Knight.)a.1. Of or pertaining to the bosom.()2. Intimate; confidential; familiar; trusted; cherished; beloved; as, a bosom friend.()v. t.1. To inclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish.()Bosom up my counsel,
You'll find it wholesome. (Shak.)2. To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.()To happy convents bosomed deep in vines. (Pope.)