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Meaning of IMBOSOM

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Im*bos"om\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imbosomed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Imbosoming}.] [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.

 

 

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