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Definition of Embosomed
1. embosom [v] - See also: embosom
Lexicographical Neighbors of Embosomed
Literary usage of Embosomed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1888)
"The views of the towers and stacks of ornamental chimneys of Hore- ham Hall
embosomed in trees are very picturesque. The wing formed by the chapel has been ..."
2. London: Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis by David Hughson (1809)
"... is seated on an eminence, finely embosomed among venerable elms. Its figure
is composed of a square about fifty feet. The centres on each side of the ..."
3. The Antiquary (1888)
"The views of the towers and stacks of ornamental chimneys of Hore- ham Hall
embosomed in trees are very picturesque. The wing formed by the chapel has been ..."
4. The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical by John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees, Thomas Hood, John Harris (1807)
"Several Roman coins, chiefly of the Emperor Constantine, have been found in and
near it. embosomed in groves of fine timber, stands a seat of CB Massingberd ..."
5. A Portion of the Journal Kept by Thomas Raikes, Esq., from 1831 to 1847 by Thomas Raikes (1857)
"This modern town is embosomed in the Gulf of Salerno, and seated in a valley
encompassed by bold, fertile, and picturesque mountains. ..."
6. The Irish Shield and Monthly Milesian by George Pepper (1829)
"The mansion, embosomed in a large forest, which is universally allowed to be the
finest in Leinster, is built entirely of hewn stone, and contains a range ..."
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