Something "bosky" has an abundance of trees or shrubs, or pertains to woods. It derives from "bosk," a Middle English word for "shrub."
Algo "boscoso" tiene abundancia de árboles o arbustos, o se refiere a los bosques. Proviene de "bosk", una palabra del inglés medio para "arbusto".
| Front | bosky \BOS-kee\ |
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| Back | adjective 1. Having an abundance of trees or shrubs. 2. Of or relating to woods. ["Bosk," "busk," "bush" — in Middle English these were all variant spellings of a word meaning "shrub." "Bush" is still familiar to the modern ear, and "busk" can still be heard in a few places in the dialects of northern Britain. "Bosk" too survived in English dialects, although it disappeared from the written language, and in the early 17th century it provided the root for the woodsy adjective "bosky." Since its formation, "bosky" has been firmly rooted in our language, and its widespread popularity seems to have resurrected its parental form. By 1815 "bosk" (also spelled "bosque") had reappeared in writing, but this time with the meaning "a small wooded area."] "And with each end of thy blue bow dost crown My bosky acres, and my unshrubb'd down," - Shakespeare, William, Tempest, The: Act IV. |
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