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A woman's chest or breasts
“The descriptive passages when she has tea with friends, or tends her garden, or shops for blouses to fit her ample bosom are a pleasure and add a completeness to the character of Precious Ramotswe.”
The chest or heart as the seat of one's emotions
“Something gentle seemed to move in her bosom.”
The very core or center part of something or someone
“In the deep bosom of the ocean are buried all the clouds that lowered upon our house.”
Loving care and protection provided by someone or something
“He went back to the snug bosom of his family.”
The nature or essence of a person
Also, in general, the ground or essence of a complaint
(of a friend) Very close or intimate
“It was great until my bosom buddy arrived one summer accompanied by a bosom of a different type entirely.”
Reliable and unfailing
Open or available only to a select few
To cover or wrap around tightly or closely
“Were these memories no more than make-believe idyllic ramblings intended to bosom him in the lost opus of his life?”
To cloak or envelop (under a covering)
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