Vocabulary: Bossage
Feb. 25th, 2026 02:55 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ysabetwordsmithBossage - noun.
From the "there must be a word for that" department comes bossage. This architectural term refers to uncut and unfinished stones that act as placeholders for decorative and practical elements that will be carved later. Did you ever think about how carved decorations were placed on a building? Did they just get stuck on? No, a bossage was used.
I am reminded of how some writers will put "Maincharacter" or "Towndescription" so they can search-and-replace later.
From the "there must be a word for that" department comes bossage. This architectural term refers to uncut and unfinished stones that act as placeholders for decorative and practical elements that will be carved later. Did you ever think about how carved decorations were placed on a building? Did they just get stuck on? No, a bossage was used.
I am reminded of how some writers will put "Maincharacter" or "Towndescription" so they can search-and-replace later.
