1 [C] a woman's chest or breasts:
her ample bosom * She pressed him to her bosom.
2 [C] the part of a piece of clothing that covers a woman's bosom:
a rose pinned to her bosom
3 the ~ of sth [sing.] a situation in which you are with people who love and protect you:
to live in the bosom of your family * They were welcomed into the bosom of the Church.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for bosom is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is bosom a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, bosom is tagged as noun.
Does bosom appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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