IMBO'SOM, verb transitive s as z. [in and bosom.] To hold in the bosom; to cover fondly with the folds of one's garment. 1. To hold in nearness or intimacy. --The Father infinite, By whom in bliss imbosomed sat the Son. 2. To admit to the heart or affection; to caress. But glad desire, his late imbosom'd guest-- 3. To inclose in the midst; to surround. Villages imbosomed soft in trees-- 4. To inclose in the midst; to cover; as pearls imbosomed in the deep.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI