v.
Pronunciation: im- ' bu ̇ -z ə m also - ' bü-
Function: transitive verb
Date: circa 1590
1 archaic : to take into or place in the bosom
2 : to shelter closely : ENCLOSE <his house embosom ed in the grove ― Alexander Pope>
v.
Pronunciation: im- ' bu ̇ -z ə m also - ' bü-
Function: transitive verb
Date: circa 1590
1 archaic : to take into or place in the bosom
2 : to shelter closely : ENCLOSE <his house embosom ed in the grove ― Alexander Pope>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012