1. имя существительное 1) грудь; пазуха Например: to put in one's bosom — положить за пазуху 2) лоно; недра Например: in the bosom of one's family — в кругу семьи the bosom of the sea — морские глубины A small island was consecrated in the bosom of a deep lake. — Маленький остров был расположен в недрах глубокого озера. Синоним(ы): lap 3) душа, сердце Синоним(ы): heart, darling 4) а) корсаж, грудь сорочки б) [американский вариант английского языка] манишка 2. глагол [устаревшее] 1) хранить в тайне 2) прятать (за пазуху) Например: a house bosomed in trees — дом, скрытый деревьями
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bōsm; akin to Old High German buosam bosom 1. a. the human chest and especially the front part of the chest Example: hugged the child to his bosom b. a woman's breasts regarded especially as a single feature Example: a woman with an ample bosom; also breast 2. a. the chest conceived of as the seat of the emotions and intimate feelings Example: a story you will take to your bosom b. the security and intimacy of or like that of being hugged to someone's bosom Example: the bosom of her family 3. the part of a garment that covers the chest or the breasts II. transitive verb 1. embrace 2. to enclose or carry in the bosom III. adjective close, intimate Example: bosom friends