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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bosom/ˈbʊzəm/
▶noun
  • 1 a woman's breast or chest.

    ■ the breast as the seat of emotions: quivering dread was settling in her bosom.

  • 2 a person's loving care or protection: Bruno went home each night to the bosom of his family.
▶adjective (of a friend) very close.
– derivatives
-bosomed adjective,
bosomy adjective.
– origin OE bōsm, of W. Gmc origin.



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