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单词 embosom
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embosom

[ em-booz-uhm, -boo-zuhm ]
/ ɛmˈbʊz əm, -ˈbu zəm /
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verb (used with object)

to enfold, envelop, or enclose.
to take into or hold in the bosom; embrace.
to cherish; foster.
Also imbosom.

Origin of embosom

First recorded in 1580–90; em-1 + bosom

Words nearby embosom

embololalia, embolus, emboly, embonpoint, embosk, embosom, emboss, embossed, embothrium, embouchure, embourgeoisement
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Example sentences from the Web for embosom

  • There is a fire of autumn colour in the tufted woods that embosom Fernilea.

    Angling Sketches|Andrew Lang
  • We give ourselves in all seriousness to horticulture, and embosom the chalet in flowers, of which we are passionately fond.

    Letters of Two Brides|Honore de Balzac
  • Do they not embosom him in a style of grandeur worthy, if such it be, of a "City of Palaces?"

    Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2)|John Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for embosom

embosom
/ (ɪmˈbʊzəm) /

verb (tr) archaic

to enclose or envelop, esp protectively
to clasp to the bosom; hug
to cherish
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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