Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BOOK-BOSOM'D, adj. Applied to one in the habit of carrying a book in the folds of his cloak.Sc. 1805 Scott Lay Last Minstrel iii. viii.:
The dwarf espied the mighty Book! Much he marvelled, a knight of pride, Like a book-bosom'd priest, should ride.
