bosquet [bos-kit] Examples noun
bosket or bos·quet [bos-kit] noun
- a grove; thicket.
Origin of bosket 1730–40; earlier bosquet French Italian boschetto, equivalent to bosc(o) wood (see bush1) + -etto -et Examples from the Web for bosquet Historical Examples of bosquet
The windows of their inn commanded a view of the Bosquet de Julie.
The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 2
George Gordon Byron
From bosquet to bosquet, from thicket to thicket; she hears his approaching steps.
Nathan Gallizier
General Bosquet manuvred with as much intelligence as bravery.
The British Expedition to the Crimea
William Howard Russell
An edition of it appeared in 1651, edited by Bosquet, Bishop of Lodève.
Blaise Pascal
That they might pass without observing me, I stepped hastily into the bosquet, and concealed myself in the thick and leafy cover.
Charles James Lever
British Dictionary definitions for bosquet bosquet noun
- a variant spelling of bosket
bosket bosquet noun
- a clump of small trees or bushes; thicket
Word Origin for bosket C18: from French bosquet, from Italian boschetto, from bosco wood, forest; see bush 1