bossage

bos·sage

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [baw-sij, bos-ij]
- /ˈbɔ sɪdʒ, ˈbɒs ɪdʒ/
- /bˈɒsɪdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [baw-sij, bos-ij]
- /ˈbɔ sɪdʒ, ˈbɒs ɪdʒ/

Definitions of bossage word

noun bossage stonework blocked out for later carving. 1
noun bossage stonework, as rusticated ashlar, having faces projecting beyond the mortar joints. 1
noun bossage (architecture) A rough, unfinished stone block, which is left projecting from the wall of a building to be later sculpted. 0

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Origin of bossage

First appearance:

before 1695

One of the 49% oldest English words

1695-1705; < French, equivalent to bosse boss2 + -age -age

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Parts of speech for Bossage

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bossage

bossage popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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