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Definition of Embosom

1. v. t. To take into, or place in, the bosom; to cherish; to foster.

Definition of Embosom

1. Verb. To draw to or into one's bosom; to treasure. ¹

2. Verb. To enclose, surround, or protect. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Embosom

1. to embrace [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: embrace

Medical Definition of Embosom

1. 1. To take into, or place in, the bosom; to cherish; to foster. "Glad to embosom his affection." (Spenser) 2. To inclose or surround; to shelter closely; to place in the midst of something. "His house embosomed in the grove." (Pope) "Some tender flower . . . . Embosomed in the greenest glade." (Keble) Origin: Written also imbosom. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Embosom

Literary usage of Embosom

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Seasons by James Thomson (1793)
"... That cruel spoiler, that embosom'd foe, Imbitter'd all our bliss. Ye good distrest! Ye noble few! who here unbending stand Beneath life's pressure, ..."

2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Spec, (referring to giving asylum or safety to one seeking refuge) receive, refuge (rare), harbor, haven (rare), lodge, hive, ensconce, embosom (literary; ..."

3. The Dawn in Britain by Charles Montagu Doughty (1906)
"I may not you embosom, in these arms, Once more ! so sadly faded she. Each starts, From sleep; each, to the other, tells his vision. ..."

4. A Manual of Chemistry: Containing the Principal Facts of the Science by William Thomas Brande, William James MacNeven (1821)
"... grauwacke rocks peculiarities by which they ire recognised, and which are no where more evident than in the •ounded summit* that embosom Derwentwater, ..."

5. Letters of James Smetham by James Smetham (1892)
"Solitude, stillness, and the presence of these grand images, which all seem to embosom more truth and emotion than man can fathom, raised me into a mood ..."

6. Robert Montgomery and His Reviewers: With Some Remarks on the Present State by Edward Clarkson (1830)
"... and a breezy host of sounds, ^ Like magic birds, embosom'd in the air In sweet attendance ... embosom ..."

7. The Seasons by James Thomson (1793)
"... That cruel spoiler, that embosom'd foe, Imbitter'd all our bliss. Ye good distrest! Ye noble few! who here unbending stand Beneath life's pressure, ..."

8. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Spec, (referring to giving asylum or safety to one seeking refuge) receive, refuge (rare), harbor, haven (rare), lodge, hive, ensconce, embosom (literary; ..."

9. The Dawn in Britain by Charles Montagu Doughty (1906)
"I may not you embosom, in these arms, Once more ! so sadly faded she. Each starts, From sleep; each, to the other, tells his vision. ..."

10. A Manual of Chemistry: Containing the Principal Facts of the Science by William Thomas Brande, William James MacNeven (1821)
"... grauwacke rocks peculiarities by which they ire recognised, and which are no where more evident than in the •ounded summit* that embosom Derwentwater, ..."

11. Letters of James Smetham by James Smetham (1892)
"Solitude, stillness, and the presence of these grand images, which all seem to embosom more truth and emotion than man can fathom, raised me into a mood ..."

12. Robert Montgomery and His Reviewers: With Some Remarks on the Present State by Edward Clarkson (1830)
"... and a breezy host of sounds, ^ Like magic birds, embosom'd in the air In sweet attendance ... embosom ..."

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