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Definition of Imbosomed
1. imbosom [v] - See also: imbosom
Lexicographical Neighbors of Imbosomed
Literary usage of Imbosomed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Fool of Quality: Or, The History of Henry, Earl of Moreland by Henry Brooke (1839)
"The imbosomed fire that preyed upon him, at length became insufferable, and he
desperately determined to seek relief. He threw himself at the feet of the ..."
2. Dictionary of English and French Idioms: Illustrating, by Phrases and by Jean Roemer (1853)
"Villages imbosomed soft in trees, des villages reposant au sein de paisibles
bocages.——Hie litt?, imbosomed guest, ..."
3. A Treatise on the Art of Weaving: Illustrated by Engravings with by John Murphy, of Scotland (1831)
"A triple draught enlarges the dimensions of these patterns still farther; producing,
in general, three similar concentric figures, which are all imbosomed ..."
4. The Royal Phraseological English-French, French-English Dictionary by John Charles Tarver (1845)
"Village* imbosomed soft in trees, des villages reposant au sein de paisibles
bocages. His late embosomed guest, l'hôte qu'il avait ..."
5. Illustrations of Genius: In Some of Its Relations to Culture and Society by Henry Giles (1859)
"Man is not only thus imbosomed in mystery, but has the deepest of mysteries in
his capacity to apprehend mystery. ..."
6. Dictionary of English and French Idioms: Illustrating, by Phrases and by Jean Roemer (1853)
"In bliss imbosomed, au sein de la béatitude céleste. Villages imbosomed soft in
trees, des villages reposant au sein de paisibles bocages, ..."
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