| Word | copse |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. A small group of trees. (Shortened form of coppice.) |
| Sentence | [Allecto] lights on the highest peak and sounds...a hellish blast from her twisted horn, and straightway all the copses shiver, all the woods resound to their darkest depths. |
| Source | Virgil, The Aeneid, Book 7 l. 597–600, p. 230 |
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