Bosk

Quick meaning: Bosk is a noun meaning (obsolete except dialectal) A bush.

Meaning

(obsolete except dialectal) A bush.

More Meanings

1. (archaic) A thicket; a small wood.

Example Sentences

Meantime, through well-known bosk and dell, / I'll lead where we may shelter well.

[...] and so by town and thorpe, / And tilth, and blowing bosks of wilderness, / We gain'd the mother-city thick with towers, / And in the imperial palace found the king.

The area on the north side of the Mall that had been occupied for several decades by temporary structures was redesigned with a varied series of formal bosks evoking the character of baroque woodlands.

Gensler also used box-trimmed ficus bosks in the executive dining area, where privacy is more important. "We made the spacing more generous between tables, grouped the tables in threes and fours, and set each group off with the bosks," [...]

Word Forms

• bosks
• bosque

Synonyms for bosk

Depending on context, synonyms include copse, grove.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bosque, boskage, boskiness, bosquet, bushet, bosket.

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