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bosom

/ˈbʊz(ə)m/ adjective C2
  1. In a very close relationship. · bosom buddies
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“Oh, Marilla, you’d be excited, too, if you were going to meet a little girl you hoped to be your bosom friend and whose mother mightn’t like you,” she said as she hastened to get her hat.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 82 · C1
“Oh, Diana,” said Anne at last, clasping her hands and speaking almost in a whisper, “oh, do you think you can like me a little--enough to be my bosom friend?”
Anne of Green Gables, p. 83 · C1
I solemnly swear to be faithful to my bosom friend, Diana Barry, as long as the sun and moon shall endure.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 84 · C1
“Indeed I will,” sobbed Diana, “and I’ll never have another bosom friend--I don’t want to have.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 125 · C1

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