posy
Americannoun
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a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
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Archaic. a brief motto or the like, as one inscribed within a ring.
noun
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a small bunch of flowers or a single flower; nosegay
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archaic a brief motto or inscription, esp one on a trinket or a ring
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of posy
1400–50; late Middle English; syncopated variant of poesy
Example Sentences
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What if instead of staying in the tomb, she skedaddled with a posy to the Renaissance club scene in Paris and found a new love?
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2023
The Queen loved flowers from her garden - every Monday, the gardeners at Buckingham Palace would send up a fresh posy of flowers for her desk when she was in residence.
From BBC • Sep. 19, 2022
Once, on the way to school in the second grade, I gathered a small posy of pinks for my teacher.
From Seattle Times • May 14, 2022
All that weeding and planting, mulching and mowing leaves one too exhausted for any but the most enthralling books — such as those in this springtime posy of favorite recent titles.
From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2021
“They are lovely. But Beth’s roses are sweeter to me,” said Mrs. March, smelling the half-dead posy in her belt.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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