posy
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6.9
- noun
- /ˈpoʊzi/
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ramillete
- At the wedding, each guest was given a small posy as a memento.
- a little posy
Examples
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You'll be after your usual posy of violets, Mr. Robertson?
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I pulled over and nearly burst into tears when I saw Gumby standing on the side of the track, holding out a pretty little posy of flowers for me.
Blog text (25) -
Come you, then, and you shall bring back a posy fit for a queen for your brave mother.
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Say sweetie, you look kinda cute all alone with your posy.
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Well, then maybe you'd like to take a posy along, if you like them.
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Fell had brought a posy of geraniums picked from the window boxes of the Turtle and Rose.
Fiction book (1993) -
Fell picked up the discarded posy and idly plucked the flowers from their stems.
Fiction book (1993) -
♪ The week before Easter, the day being fair ♪ The sun shining brightly, cold frost in the air ♪ I went into the forest some flowers to find there ♪ And there I did pick my love a posy
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She received a lovely posy of daisies for her birthday.
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I picked a colorful posy to brighten up my room.
Synonyms
62
2.7
A bunch of flowers arranged and given as a gift
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9.3
A small bunch of flowers given as a gift
A small bunch of flowers given as a gift or decoration
A small bunch of flowers given as a gift or for decoration
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Etymology
The word posy comes from the old word poesy, which meant 'poem' or 'short verse'. People used to tie a little 'poem' or saying to a small bunch of flowers, so a posy became the name for that small bouquet.