bosquet

1 of 2

noun (1)

bos·​quet ˈbä-skət 

: thicket

bosket

2 of 2

noun (2)

bos·​ket ˈbä-skət 

variants or bosquet

plural -s

: thicket

Synonyms of bosquet

Noun (1)

• forest
• grove
• copse
• coppice
• thicket
• brushwood
• chaparral
• bush
• brake

Examples of bosquet in a Sentence

Noun (1)

a dense bosquet shields the trailhead from the bridle path

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

borrowed from French, "grove, thicket," going back to Middle French, probably borrowed from Old Occitan, from bosc "forest, wood" (going back to Germanic *boska-, *buska- "shrub, thicket") + -et -et entry 1 — more at bush entry 1

Noun (2)

French bosquet, from Italian boschetto, diminutive of bosco forest, perhaps of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German busc forest

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1737, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bosquet

• abet
• asset
• baguette
• banquette
• barbette
• beget
• beset
• binet
• briquette
• brunet
• brunette
• burette