embosom

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To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

The hills embosom a clear little creek called after the yellow rattlesnake, which is almost as plentiful a luxury in these wilds as the grasshopper.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 by Various

Do they not embosom him in a style of grandeur worthy, if such it be, of a "City of Palaces?"

From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by Wilson, John Lyde

Some ivy, planted by Miss Moore, on the eastern side of the church promises in time to embosom it in green.

From Laicus; Or, the Experiences of a Layman in a Country Parish. by Abbott, Lyman

At the silence of twilight's contemplative hour, I have mused in a sorrowful mood, On the wind-shaken weeds that embosom the bower, Where the home of my forefathers stood.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 407, December 24, 1829 by Various