bossage

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  • noun In building: A stone which projects beyond the face of the adjacent work, and is laid rough, to be afterward carved into some ornamental or significant form.
  • noun Rustic work, consisting of stones which advance beyond the face of the building, with indentures or channels left in the joinings: used chiefly upon projecting corners.

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The word 'bossage' comes from a French word meaning 'a projection'.