Look up: Bossage

1. Bossage
   In architecture, bossage describes a stone in a building, left rough and projecting, to be afterward carved into shape. The term is also applied to Rustic work, consisting of stones which seem to advance beyond the level of the building, by reason of indentures or channels left in the joinings.
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2. Bossage
   Boss'age noun [ French bossage , from bosse . See Boss a stud.] 1. (Architecture) A stone in a building, left rough and projecting, to be afterward carved into shape. Gwilt. 2. (Architecture) R...
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3. Bossage
   • (n.) Rustic work, consisting of stones which seem to advance beyond the level of the building, by reason of indentures or channels left in the joinings. • (n.) A stone in a building, left rough and projecting, to be afterward carved into shape.
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4. Bossage
   `Bossage` is uncut stone that is laid in place in a building, projecting outward from the building, to later be carved into decorative moldings, capitals, arms, etc. Bossages are also rustic work, consisting of stones which seem to advance beyond the surface of the building, by reason of indentures,...
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