| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To hold in the bosom; to cherish in the heart or affection; to embosom.[Websters]
2. To inclose or place in the midst of; to surround or shelter; as, a house imbosomed in a grove.[Websters] 3. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: imbosoming, imbosomed, imbosoms, imbosomer, imbosomers, imbosomingly and imbosomedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "IMBOSOM" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Note: Imbosom \Im*bos"om\, transitive verb. [imperative past participle Imbosomed; present participle verb or noun Imbosoming.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: IMBOSOM
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Verb] s as z. To hold in the bosom; to cover fondly with the folds of one's garment.. | 2: [Verb] To hold in nearness or intimacy. --The Father infinite, By whom in bliss imbosomed sat the Son.. | 3: [Verb] To admit to the heart or affection; to caress. But glad desire, his late imbosom'd guest--. | 4: [Verb] To inclose in the midst; to surround. Villages imbosomed soft in trees--. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. |
| Wiktionary | 1: [Verb] To draw to or into one's bosom; to treasure. (references) | 2: [Verb] To enclose, surround, or protect. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
