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posy |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Posy \Po"sy\, n.; pl {Posies}. [Contr. fr poesy.] 1. A brief poetical sentiment; hence any brief sentiment, motto, or legend; especially, one inscribed on a ring. ``The posy of a ring.'' --Shak. 2. [Probably so called from the use of flowers as having an enigmatical significance. Wedgwood.] A flower; a bouquet; a nosegay. ``Bridegroom's posies.'' --Spenser. We make a difference between suffering thistles to grow among us and wearing them for posies. --Swift. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: posy n : an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present [syn: {bouquet}, {corsage}, {nosegay}]
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