bocage

[ boh-kahzh ]

nounFine Arts.
  1. a decorative motif of trees, branches, or foliage, as in a tapestry or a ceramic figure group.

Origin of bocage

1
1635–45; <French; Old French boscageboscage

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British Dictionary definitions for bocage

bocage

/ (bɒˈkɑːʒ) /


noun
  1. the wooded countryside characteristic of northern France, with small irregular-shaped fields and many hedges and copses

  2. woodland scenery represented in ceramics

Origin of bocage

1
C17: from French, from Old French bosc; see boscage

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