embosom
Americanverb (used with object)
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to enfold, envelop, or enclose.
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to take into or hold in the bosom; embrace.
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to cherish; foster.
verb
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to enclose or envelop, esp protectively
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to clasp to the bosom; hug
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to cherish
Etymology
Origin of embosom
Example Sentences
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At the silence of twilight's contemplative hour, I have mused in a sorrowful mood, On the wind-shaken weeds that embosom the bower, Where the home of my forefathers stood.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 407, December 24, 1829 by Various
We give ourselves in all seriousness to horticulture, and embosom the chalet in flowers, of which we are passionately fond.
From Letters of Two Brides by Honoré de Balzac
The hills embosom a clear little creek called after the yellow rattlesnake, which is almost as plentiful a luxury in these wilds as the grasshopper.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 by Various
There is a fire of autumn colour in the tufted woods that embosom Fernilea.
From Angling Sketches by Andrew Lang
To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
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