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bosket

[bos-kit]

noun

a grove; thicket.

Also, bosquet.

Origin:
1730–40; earlier bosquet < French < Italian boschetto, equivalent to bosc(o) wood (see bush¹) + -etto -et

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bosket or bosquet (ˈbɒskɪt)

—n
	a clump of small trees or bushes; thicket

[C18: from French bosquet, from Italian boschetto, from bosco wood, forest; see bush¹]

bosquet or bosquet

—n

[C18: from French bosquet, from Italian boschetto, from bosco wood, forest; see bush¹]

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