bosom

English

/ˈbʊz(ə)m/

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) The breast or chest of a human (or sometimes of another animal).
  • The seat of one's inner thoughts, feelings etc.; one's secret feelings; desire.
  • The protected interior or inner part of something; the area enclosed as by an embrace.
  • The part of a dress etc. covering the chest; a neckline.
  • A woman's breast(s).
  • Any thing or place resembling the breast; a supporting surface; an inner recess; the interior.
  • A depression round the eye of a millstone.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English bosom inherited from Old English bōsm inherited from Proto-Germanic *bōsmaz (bosom) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewH- (curve, swell, bend, be).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰewH-

Gloss

curve, swell, bend, be

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