bouquet

[boh-key, boo-, boo-key, boh-]

noun

1. a bunch of flowers; nosegay.

2. a compliment.

   The drama critics greeted her performance with bouquets.

3. the characteristic aroma of wines, liqueurs, etc.

   Synonyms: nose, perfume, fragrance, odor, scent

bouquet

noun

1. a bunch of flowers, esp a large carefully arranged one

2. Also called: nose. the characteristic aroma or fragrance of a wine or liqueur

3. a compliment or expression of praise

Word History and Origins

Origin of bouquet¹

1710–20; < French: bunch, originally thicket, grove; Old French bosquet, equivalent to bosc wood (< Germanic; bosk, bush ¹ ) + -et -et

Word History and Origins

Origin of bouquet¹

C18: from French: thicket, from Old French bosc forest, wood, probably of Germanic origin; see _bush ¹

Example Sentences

Flowers ranged from "a belated thank you for work in the energy policy division, £30" to an £85 bouquet.

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Sook, in a gesture of thanks, gives Odd a bouquet of her mums to take to his mother.

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Euphorbia pulcherrima, adapted well to the southern states, and by the early 1900s, Albert Ecke, a German immigrant dairy farmer and orchardist in Eagle Rock, saw its potential as a cut flower for Christmas bouquets.

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Her admirers rushed the stage and handed her one bouquet after another, until her arms could barely hold all the flowers.

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For example: How would Penelope react if her parents showed up at the door, bearing bouquets of edelweiss and perhaps a bottle of celebratory schnapps?

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Related Words

• garland 
• pot 
• vase 
• wreath