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po·sy
(pō′zē)n. pl. po·sies
1. A flower or bunch of flowers; a bouquet.
2. Archaic A brief verse or sentimental phrase, especially one inscribed on a ring.
[Alteration of poesy, motto or line of verse (archaic).]
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posy
(ˈpəʊzɪ)n, pl -sies
1. a small bunch of flowers or a single flower; nosegay
2. archaic a brief motto or inscription, esp one on a trinket or a ring
[C16: variant of poesy]
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po•sy
(ˈpoʊ zi)n., pl. -sies.
1. a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
2. Archaic. a brief motto or the like.
[1400–50; alter. of poesy]
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Posy
a collection or bouquet of flowers; of poetry or rhetoric, 1569. See also bouquet, nosegay, poesy.Examples: posy of flowers, 1565; of hyssop, 1866; of marjorum, 1742; of literary pieces, 1612; of poetry; of rhetoric, 1569; of roses, 1593.
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posy
noun bouquet, spray, buttonhole, corsage, nosegay, boutonniere the old-fashioned Victorian posy she carried
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posy
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Translations
باقَه
kytička
lille buket
kis csokor
blómvöndur
puķu pušķītis
kytička
küçük çiçek demeti
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posy
n → Sträußchen nt
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posy
(ˈpəuzi) – plural ˈposies – noun a small bunch of flowers. a posy of primroses.
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