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BNC: 16066 COCA: 28374

copse

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copse /ˈkɑːps/ noun
plural copses
copse
/ˈkɑːps/
noun
plural copses
Learner's definition of COPSE
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BNC: 16066 COCA: 28374

copse

noun

: a thicket, grove, or growth of small trees

called also coppice

Example Sentences

a small copse of trees shaded the back of the house
Recent Examples on the Web The hulking mass of the Hagia Sophia, the sixth-century church that became the enduring symbol of Christendom, seemed like a basilica to me again, surrounded by a copse of slim, tapered minarets. New York Times, 12 May 2022 Suddenly, an enormous whoosh rose from the canyon, and a copse of aspen exploded. The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021 In a small copse of trees near the street in front of the nursing home, a large cargo van had smashed down on top of the trees, breaking what branches the wind had spared. Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 13 Dec. 2021 The copse of fan varieties at the 49 Palm Oasis in the northeast corner of Joshua Tree National Park is the place to go. Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2021 There is a homeless encampment in a little copse of wood where Georgetown starts. Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2021 Christopher Lloyd, who created a repository of outsized characters, strides across the stage under a copse of soaring spruce. Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2021 At the heart of La Quinta, the main lawn is home to 1920s Spanish Revival bungalows scattered around a central waterfall in a copse. John Oseid, Forbes, 6 July 2021 In a copse of trees on the southeastern side of the island, the boys found a 13-foot-wide depression surrounded by loose soil and young trees—signs the ground had been disturbed. Dylan Taylor-lehman, Popular Mechanics, 13 May 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

by alteration

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of copse was in 1578
BNC: 16066 COCA: 28374

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