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

We give ourselves in all seriousness to horticulture, and embosom the chalet in flowers, of which we are passionately fond.

From Letters of Two Brides by Balzac, Honoré de

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

There is a fire of autumn colour in the tufted woods that embosom Fernilea. 

From Angling Sketches by Lang, Andrew