bosquet
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Turning quickly and noiselessly in the direction from which the sound seemed to have come, he found himself in an instant in a thick and beautiful bosquet.
From Calvert of Strathore by Goodloe, Carter
All go except Laura, who hides behind a bosquet.
From The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas by Annesley, Charles, pseud.
"Not to the house," he said, taking it; "further on, to the bosquet."
From Madame De Mauves by James, Henry
A spectre that impresses as wearing rags under a gorgeous robe, lurks among the foliage of the quiet bosquet beyond the orangerie.
From A Versailles Christmas-Tide by Boyd, A. S.
A bosquet of climbing heliotrope close by threw a fragrance into the evening air, which turned her giddy with its overpowering sweetness.
From The Elusive Pimpernel by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
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