noun / adjective / verb
bosom
BUUZ-uhm/ˈbʊzəm/
The front of the chest where something may be held close.
She rests an open hand lightly across her clothed bosom.
Etymology
Old English bosm already meant “breast,” so the modern chest sense preserves an ancient meaning. Its narrower use for a woman’s breasts specializes that broader bodily sense.
In context
the occasional Fallen lock of hair or Fuller bosom hinted that the settlers within the fort were not just men
More examples
- He clasped the letter to his bosom.
- They had been bosom friends since childhood.
- In the poem, the mother bosoms the child against her chest.
Forms
bosom · bosoms · bosomed · bosoming