bosk

B0407100 (bŏsk)n. A small wooded area.

[Back-formation from bosky.]

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(bɒsk) nliterary a small wood of bushes and small trees[C13: variant of busk bush¹]

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(bɒsk)

n. a small wood or thicket, esp. of bushes. [1250–1300; Middle English boske, variant of busk(e) < Old Norse buskr bush¹]

Bosk, Bosquet, Bosket, Boscage

a grove or plantation of shrubs or trees, 1737.Examples: bosk of flowers, 1878; of holly, 1833; of laurel, 1833; of shrubs, 1737; of trees, 1737; of wildernesses, 1847.

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bosk - a small wooded areaforest, woods, wood - the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

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Bosk, Bosquet, Bosket, Boscage

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noun a small wooded area

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