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Synonyms for bosom

Grammar : Noun
Spell : booz-uhm, boo-zuhm
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbʊz əm, ˈbu zəm

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Définition of bosom

Origin :
  • Old English bosm "breast; womb; surface; ship's hold," from West Germanic *bosm- (cf. Old Frisian bosm, Old Saxon bosom, Middle Dutch boesem, Dutch boezem, Old High German buosam, German Busen "bosom, breast"), perhaps from PIE root *bhou- "to grow, swell," or *bhaghus "arm" (in which case the primary notion would be "enclosure formed by the breast and the arms"). Narrowed meaning "a woman's breasts" is from 1959; but bosomy "big-breasted" is from 1928. Bosom-friend is attested 1580s; bosom buddy from 1920s.
  • noun breast
  • noun heart; core
Example sentences :
  • The venerable Persian gazed at her for an instant, and then clasped her to his bosom.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Of all this scene, the slumbering river has a dream-picture in its bosom.
  • Extract from : « The Old Manse (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • But she bore trouble in her own bosom, and could find no peace in this chosen land.
  • Extract from : « Biographical Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • But she stretched out her arms to him, and drew him to her bosom.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • Alleyne said nothing, but his heart seemed to turn to a lump of ice in his bosom.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • The trainer was a bosom friend of his; a sort of hybrid brother in friendship.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Here there could be no mistake, anyway; for had she not it in her bosom, and was it not from him?
  • Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh
  • Few could imagine from his modest exterior the latent, fire and energy which burn in his bosom.
  • Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh
  • He caught the child in his arms, pressed her to his bosom, and burst into tears.
  • Extract from : « Biographical Stories » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • And Proserpina came running, and flung herself upon her mother's bosom.
  • Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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