bosquet

bos·quet

noun \ˈbäs-kət\

Definition of BOSQUET

: thicket

Examples of BOSQUET

1. <a dense bosquet shields the trailhead from the bridle path>

Origin of BOSQUET

French, from Italian boschetto, diminutive of bosco forest, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German busk forest, bush

First Known Use: circa 1737

Related to BOSQUET

Synonyms: boscage (also boskage), bosk (or bosque), thicket, brake, brushwood, chaparral, coppice, copse, covert

Related Words: canebrake; brush, bush, scrub, scrubland; bramble, jungle, tangle; grove, hedge, stand, woodlot; forest, greenwood, wildwood, wood, woodland

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