bosquet
noun
bos·quet ˈbä-skət 
: thicket
Synonyms
- boscage
- boskage
- bosk
- bosque
- brake
- brushwood
- chaparral
- coppice
- copse
- covert
- thicket
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Example Sentences
a dense bosquet shields the trailhead from the bridle path
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French, "grove, thicket," going back to Middle French, probably borrowed from Old Occitan, from bosc "forest, wood" (going back to Germanic *boska-, *buska- "shrub, thicket") + -et -et entry 1 — more at bush entry 1
First Known Use
circa 1737, in the meaning defined above
bosquet
noun
as in bosque
a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush a dense bosquet shields the trailhead from the bridle path Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- bosque
- forest
- grove
- copse
- coppice
- thicket
- brushwood
- chaparral
- bosk
- boskage
- bush
- wood
- woodland
- brake
- jungle
- tangle
- boscage
- canebrake
- brush
- covert
- scrubland
- hedge
- bramble
- greenwood
- scrub
- woodlot
- wildwood
- stand
- carrel
- Carrel-Dakin solution
- Carrel-Dakin treatment
- carrells
- carrels
- carrest
- carreta
- Carrhae
- carriage
- carriage band
- carriage bolt
- carriage boot
- carriage bow
- carriage dog
- carriage folk
- carriage forward
- carriage guard
- carriage horse
- carriage piece
- carriage porch
- carriage rail
- carriage return
- carriage rod
- carriage starter
- carriage trade