- Boscage
Boscage (engl. Boskedsch), Buschwerke.
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Boscage (engl. Boskedsch), Buschwerke.
http://www.zeno.org/Herder-1854.
boscage — os cage, n. [OF. boscage grove, F. bocage, fr. LL. boscus, buscus, thicket, wood. See 1st {Bush}.] 1. A growth of trees or shrubs; underwood; a thicket; thick foliage; a wooded landscape. [1913 Webster] 2. (O. Eng. Law) Food or sustenance for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boscage — [bäs′kij] n. [ME boskage < OFr boscage < Frank busk (or OHG busc), forest, thicket: see BUSH1] a natural growth of trees or shrubs; wooded place … English World dictionary
Boscage — boscage, boschage nm bois, forêt anc. fr … Glossaire des noms topographiques en France
boscage — Boscage, voyez Bocage … Thresor de la langue françoyse
boscage — also boskage noun Etymology: Middle English boskage, from Anglo French boscage, from bois forest, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German busk forest, bush Date: 14th century a growth of trees or shrubs ; thicket … New Collegiate Dictionary
boscage — /bos kij/, n. a mass of trees or shrubs; wood, grove, or thicket. Also, boskage. [1350 1400; ME boskage < MF boscage. See BOSK, AGE] * * * … Universalium
boscage — bos•cage or bos•kage [[t]ˈbɒs kɪdʒ[/t]] n. a mass of trees or shrubs; wood, grove, or thicket • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME boskage < MF boscage. See bosk … From formal English to slang
boscage — n. (also boskage) 1 masses of trees or shrubs. 2 wooded scenery. Etymology: ME f. OF boscage f. Gmc: cf. BUSH(1) … Useful english dictionary
boscage — noun a) A place set with trees or mass of shrubbery, a grove or thicket. b) Mast nuts of forest trees, used as food for pigs, or any such sustenance as wood and trees yield to cattle … Wiktionary
boscage — Synonyms and related words: bosket, brake, canebrake, ceja, chamisal, chaparral, coppice, copse, copsewood, covert, frith, motte, thicket, thickset, underbrush, undergrowth, undershrubs, underwood … Moby Thesaurus