Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IM-BO'SOM, [v. t. s as z. in and bosom.]

1. To hold in the bosom; to cover fondly with the folds of one's garment
2. To hold in nearness or intimacy. The Father infinite, / By whom in bliss imbosomed sat the Son. Milton.
3. To admit to the heart or affection; to caress. But glad desire, his late imbosom'd guest. Sidney.
4. To inclose in the midst; to surround. Villages imbosomed soft in trees. Thomson.
5. To inclose in the midst; to cover; as, pearls imbosomed in the deep.