Meaning of bosk | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A bush.
2. A thicket; a small wood.
   archaic

Examples

“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 enclosure was indeed little beyond that of a good-sized paddock – its boundaries were visible on every side – but swelling uplands, covered with massy foliage sloped down to its wild irregular turf soil – soil poor for pasturage, but pleasant to the eye; with dell and dingle, bosks of fantastic pollards – dotted oaks of vast growth – here and there a weird hollow thorn-tree – patches of fern and gorse.”

“On February 16 a reconnaissance in force⟳ was pushed to within a mile of the fort and battle offered on the open⟳ plain. The challenge⟳ was disregarded, and only noticed by the sending out of a few well-mounted men to watch⟳ our movements. The forces of the enemy were kept well concealed in the bosque (grove) above the fort and within its walls.”

“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," [...]”

“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.”

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