embosom

verb

em·bos·om im-ˈbu̇-zəm

also -ˈbü-

embosomed; embosoming; embosoms

archaic : to take into or place in the bosom

: to shelter closely : enclose

his house embosomed in the grove—

Alexander Pope

a villa that has been embosomed by the verdant hills of northern Italy for three centuries

First Known Use

circa 1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of embosom was circa 1590

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“Embosom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embosom. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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embosom

verb

em·bos·om im-ˈbu̇z-əm

: to shelter closely : enclose

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