copse

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a dense growth of bushesSynonyms: brushbrushwoodcoppicethicket
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Copse \Copse\, n. [Contr. from coppice.] A wood of small growth; a thicket of brushwood. See Coppice. [1913 Webster]

Near yonder copse where once the garden smiled. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]


Copse \Copse\, v. t.

1.To trim or cut; -- said of small trees, brushwood, tufts of grass, etc. --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]

2.To plant and preserve, as a copse. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

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