bosquet
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Theodora was sitting rather on the outskirts of the party in the bosquet, her two devoted admirers still on either side of her.
From Beyond The Rocks A Love Story by Glyn, Elinor
The horse swam to a bosquet that rose out of the sea, and 101 there the herd of sea-horses was grazing.
From Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales by Bain, R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet)
Big London, the greatest city in the world, had served only as a little bosquet of evergreens in a village garden might have done, as the background and scene for it.
From A Country Gentleman and his Family by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)
Mr. Hamlen, after seeming perfectly rational with us in the bosquet yesterday, rushes into the house, packs his belongings, and disappears without saying 'good-bye' to any one.
From The Bachelors A Novel by Orcutt, William Dana
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.
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