embosom

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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

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

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

From Angling Sketches by Lang, Andrew

The waters," said the King, "embosom the high hills and insolently menace heaven itself.

From The Awakening of China by Martin, W. A. P. (William Alexander Parsons)

To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.

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