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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Embosom \Em*bos"om\, v. t. [Written also imbosom.]
     1. To take into, or place in, the bosom; to cherish; to
        foster.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Glad to embosom his affection.        --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To inclose or surround; to shelter closely; to place in
        the midst of something.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              His house embosomed in the grove.     --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Some tender flower . . . .
              Embosomed in the greenest glade.      --Keble.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Embosom \Em*bos"om\, v. t. [Written also imbosom.]
     1. To take into, or place in, the bosom; to cherish; to
        foster.
  
              Glad to embosom his affection.        --Spenser.
  
     2. To inclose or surround; to shelter closely; to place in
        the midst of something.
  
              His house embosomed in the grove.     --Pope.
  
              Some tender flower . . . . Embosomed in the greenest
              glade.                                --Keble.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  embosom
     vb.
     1 To draw to or into one's bosom; to treasure.
     2 To enclose, surround, or protect.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  embosom
     vb.
     1 To draw to or into one's bosom; to treasure.
     2 To enclose, surround, or protect.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  embosom
     vb.
     1 To draw to or into one's bosom; to treasure.
     2 To enclose, surround, or protect.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  embosom
     vb.
     1 To draw to or into one's bosom; to treasure.
     2 To enclose, surround, or protect.

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Embosom /ɛmbˈɒsəm/
  إحضن

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  embosom /ɛmbˈɒsəm/ 
  obejmout

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  embosom /ɛmbˈɒsəm/ 
  ans Herz drücken, an die Brust drücken, ins Herz schließen
   see: heart, hearts, dearly, have sth. on the mind, take heart
  
           Note: poetically; archaic

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  embosom /ɛmbˈɒsəm/ 
  lieb gewinnen 
   see: embosoming, embosomed
  

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  embosom /ɛmbˈɒsəm/
  1. kucaklamak, bağrına basmak
  2. beslemek, büyütmek, bakmak
  3. sığındırmak, sarmak, muhafaza etmek.

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 围绕,环绕;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 围绕,环绕,珍爱

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