posy

[ poh-zee ]

/ ˈpoʊ zi /

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noun, plural po·sies.

a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.

Archaic. a brief motto or the like, as one inscribed within a ring.

Nearby words

postvalvar, postvertebral, postviral syndrome, postvocalic, postwar, posy, posé, pot, pot arch, pot calling the kettle black, pot calling the kettle black, the

Origin of posy

1400–50; late Middle English; syncopated variant of poesy

Can be confused

poesy posey posy

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Examples from the Web for posy

By way of enheartening himself for what he was to do, Balder kissed the posy of Gnulemah's fragrant footsteps.
Idolatry|Julian Hawthorne
You shall look charming, I promise, and I will make you up such a posy to wear in your button-hole.
The Children of Wilton Chase|Mrs. L. T. Meade
In a moment's time the girl had transferred the clumsy iron tether-stake to the midst of her posy bed.
The Sick-a-Bed Lady|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
Countless lines of poetry ran through his head, from which he sought to pick a word or two as one plucks a violet from a posy.
The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes|Israel Zangwill

"I have a favour to ask you," she said, in a low voice, and stooping her head over the posy.
Katerfelto|G. J. Whyte-Melville

British Dictionary definitions for posy

posy

/ (ˈpəʊzɪ) /

noun plural -sies

a small bunch of flowers or a single flower; nosegay

archaic a brief motto or inscription, esp one on a trinket or a ring

Word Origin for posy

C16: variant of poesy

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