bosom friend
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bosom friend
First recorded in 1580–90
Example Sentences
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One of his ancestors had been a bosom friend of Henry VIII, and the men of Northampton had never bothered greatly about what others said.
From Time Magazine Archive
He is credited with having been a bosom friend of Phineas Taylor Barnum, whom he, as an infant, vaguely remembers having once seen saluting patrons at his show.
From Time Magazine Archive
But most of the new material consists of Author Gogarty's telling a lot more stories about his bosom friend Dr. Gogarty.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mary Dempsey, who changed her name to Beatricci D'Este and finally settled for Mary Desti, was the bosom friend of Isadora Duncan.
From Time Magazine Archive
I acted in the capacity of backer, or best-man, to the bridegroom; while a little limp pew-opener in a soft bonnet like a baby’s, made a feint of being the bosom friend of Miss Skiffins.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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