Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bosom"
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).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bosom \Bos"om\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to the bosom.
2. Intimate; confidential; familiar; trusted; cherished;
beloved; as, a bosom friend.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bosom \Bos"om\ (b[oo^]z"[u^]m), n. [AS. b?sm; akin to D. bozem,
Fries. b?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.
You must prepare your bosom for his knife. --Shak.
2. 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.
3. Embrace; loving or affectionate inclosure; fold.
Within the bosom of that church. --Hooker.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Inclination; desire. [Obs.] --Shak.
7. A depression round the eye of a millstone. --Knight.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bosom
adj : very close in friendship or affection; "a bosom buddy"; "an
intimate friendship" [syn: {bosom(a)}, {intimate}]
n 1: (archaic) 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}]
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