בּוֹשֶׁת, (freq. with פנים) shame, insult; bashfulness, chastity. Ber. 32ᵃ; a. fr.—Keth. 67ᵇ בּוֹשְׁתָּהּ של וכ׳ the shame of a woman (in remaining single).—Trnsf. (sub. דמי) indemnity for exposure. B. Kam. VIII, 1 sq. Ib. 85ᵇ ב׳ דרק ליה וכ׳ an indictable insult (without physical injury) is (e.g.) spitting in one’s face. Y. Yeb. VI, 7ᵇ, a. fr. בית הב׳ pudenda. Lev. R. s. 14 במקום בָּשְׁתָּהּ near her pudenda.