BOSCAGE

Etymology

Noun

boscage (countable and uncountable, plural boscages)

A place set with trees or mass of shrubbery, a grove or thicket.

(legal) Mast-nuts of forest trees, used as food for pigs, or any such sustenance as wood and trees yield to cattle.

(arts) Among painters, a picture depicting a wooded scene.

A tax on wood.

Anagrams

• bocages

Source: Wiktionary


Bos"cage, n. Etym: [OF. boscage grove, F. bocage, fr. LL. boscus, buscus, thicket, wood. See 1st Bush.]

1. A growth of trees or shrubs; underwood; a thicket; thick foliage; a wooded landscape.

2. (O. Eng. Law)

Definition: Food or sustenance for cattle, obtained from bushes and trees; also, a tax on wood.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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