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boscage

American  
[bos-kij] / ˈbɒs kɪdʒ /
Or boskage

noun

  1. a mass of trees or shrubs; wood, grove, or thicket.


boscage British  
/ ˈbɒskɪdʒ /

noun

  1. literary a mass of trees and shrubs; thicket

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Etymology

Origin of boscage

1350–1400; Middle English boskage < Middle French boscage. See bosk, -age

Example Sentences

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The journey took 48 hours with a stopover in a Bates-style motel in the one-horse town of Marblemount – the last services for 70 wild miles of boscage and bears.

From The Guardian • Feb. 16, 2021

When he came to paint it, Stubbs set it in an English wood, its black-and-white hide in almost shocking contrast to the green tunnels of boscage and filtered shade that stretch behind it.

From Time Magazine Archive

Leo started up, and sought with eager eyes to penetrate the thick boscage.

From The Undying Past by Sudermann, Hermann

The moonlight twinkled and sifted through the boscage, and the wind was fresh and cool.

From The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac by Field, Eugene

It must have been cowering in the boscage above, on the opposite bank, for several minutes.

From Regina or the Sins of the Fathers by Sudermann, Hermann