IMBOSOM

Verb

imbosom (third-person singular simple present imbosoms, present participle imbosoming, simple past and past participle imbosomed)

Alternative form of embosom

Anagrams

• biomoms, miombos

Source: Wiktionary


Im*bos"om, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbosomed; p. pr. & vb. n. Imbosoming.] Etym: [Pref. im- in + bosom. Cf. Embosom.]

1. To hold in the bosom; to cherish in the heart or affection; to embosom.

2. To inclose or place in the midst of; to surround or shelter; as, a house imbosomed in a grove. "Villages imbosomed soft in trees." Thomson. The Father infinite, By whom in bliss imbosomed sat the Son. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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