bossage

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noun

A rough, unfinished stone block, which is left projecting from the wall of a building to be later sculpted.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

nounbossage (countable and uncountable, plural bossages)

plural bossages

  1. countableuncountablearchitectureA rough, unfinished stone block, which is left projecting from the wall of a building to be later sculpted.

Translations

Catalan encoixinat
  • encoixinatrough, unfinished stone block
Czech bosáž
  • bosážrough, unfinished stone block
Dutch bossage
  • bossagerough, unfinished stone block
Esperanto boso, bosaĵo
  • bosorough, unfinished stone block
  • bosaĵorough, unfinished stone block
Finnish rustiikka
  • rustiikkarough, unfinished stone block
French bossage
  • bossagerough, unfinished stone block
German Bosse
  • Bosserough, unfinished stone block
Icelandic skrautknappur
  • skrautknappurrough, unfinished stone block
Italian bugnato
  • bugnatorough, unfinished stone block
Polish boniowanie
  • boniowanierough, unfinished stone block
Portuguese bossagem
  • bossagemrough, unfinished stone block
Romanian bosaj
  • bosajrough, unfinished stone block
Slovak bosáž
  • bosážrough, unfinished stone block
Spanish almohadillado
  • almohadilladorough, unfinished stone block
Cite this entry
APA

bossage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bossage

MLA

“bossage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bossage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bossage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bossage.

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