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   bocage

   /bəˈkɑːʒ/

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   • 1. (in France) pastureland divided into small hedged fields interspersed with groves of trees.
   • 2. the modelling of leaves, flowers, and plants in clay, especially for porcelain figurines.

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French, from Old French boscage (see boscage).

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   What does Bocage mean?

   • Bocage may also refer to a small forest, a decorative element of leaves, or a type of rubble-work, comparable with the English use of "rustic" in relation to garden ornamentation. In the decorative arts, especially porcelain, it refers to a leafy screen spreading above and behind figures.

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   What is a Bocage in France?

   • The bocage is a common landscape feature in the west of France. The French words refer to the chessboard pattern of little fields separated by thick hedgerows, as opposed to “champs ouverts” (literally open fields). Cattle are reared in the lush meadows, corn is grown in the fields and fruits ripen in well-ordered orchards.

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   What is bocage landscape in France?

   • However the term is more often found in technical than general usage in England. In France the term is in more general use, especially in Normandy, with a similar meaning. Bocage landscape in France is largely confined to Normandy, Brittany, Burgundy and parts of the Loire valley .

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   When did commotion occur in le Bocage?

   • As early as the 1st of May, some symptoms of commotion had been observed in le Bocage. Bocage definition: a decorative motif of trees, branches, or foliage, as in a tapestry or a ceramic figure group.. See examples of BOCAGE used in a sentence.

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   Bocage (UK: / b ə ˈ k ɑː ʒ /, US: / ˈ b oʊ k ɑː ʒ / BOH-kahzh) is a terrain of mixed woodland and pasture characteristic of parts of northern France, southern England, Ireland, the Netherlands, northern Spain and northern Germany, in regions where pastoral farming is the dominant land use.

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   1. : countryside or landscape (as of western France) marked by intermingling patches of woodland and heath, small fields, tall hedgerows, and orchards. 2. : a supporting and ornamental background (as of shrubbery and flowers) for a ceramic figure.

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   Bocage definition: a decorative motif of trees, branches, or foliage, as in a tapestry or a ceramic figure group.. See examples of BOCAGE used in a sentence.

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   bocage. 2 meanings: 1. the wooded countryside characteristic of northern France, with small irregular-shaped fields and many hedges and.... Click for more definitions.

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   n. 1. the wooded countryside characteristic of northern France, with small irregular-shaped fields and many hedges and copses. 2. (Ceramics) woodland scenery represented in ceramics.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › french-english › bocageEnglish translation of 'bocage' - Collins Online Dictionary

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   masculine noun. 1. (Geography) (= paysage) le bocage bocage ⧫ farmland criss-crossed by hedges and trees, typical of Normandy. 2. (= bois) grove ⧫ copse (Brit) Collins French-English Dictionary © by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved. Examples of 'bocage' in a sentence. bocage. Example sentences from the Collins Corpus.

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   There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun bocage. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. bocage has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. plants (mid 1600s) agriculture (1860s) decorative arts (1900s) ceramics (1900s)