noun
- Plural of boscage; thickets, dense woods, or areas of thick vegetation and undergrowth.
- Decorative foliage or leafy ornaments used in art, architecture, or embroidery.
Usage: archaic or literary; often used in poetic or historical contexts
Usage: archaic; primarily historical or art-historical usage
Examples
- The hunters pursued the deer through the dense boscages of the forest.
- Medieval tapestries often featured intricate boscages woven into their borders.
- The old estate was surrounded by wild boscages that had grown unchecked for decades.
- In Renaissance paintings, artists frequently depicted boscages as backgrounds for pastoral scenes.
- The boscages along the riverbank provided shelter for numerous bird species.