Definition of "copses" [copses]

• Plural form of copse. (noun)

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• "“Persian orchestras sheltered in copses; there were parrots in trees studded with a thousand twinkling lights, pink ibis, multicolored cushions …” In the shank of the evening, “the sultan — Poiret himself” — rescued his wife and favorite model, Denise, who had been languishing dramatically in a gilded cage."
• "Here, at little tables scattered amid copses of flowering bushes and trees, the latest scraps of 'news' can be gathered and regurgitated in the 'information bourse' as you seek out the latest Somaliland "deep throat" and generally fill up on local gossip, local color and local what-ever among the friendly patrons."
• "Birds suitable for shooting were introduced from the continent, and the pheasant became a common sight in the copses around large country estates."