Posy

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     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.
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              We make a difference between suffering thistles to
              grow among us, and wearing them for posies. --Swift.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  posy
       n : an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
           [syn: {bouquet}, {corsage}, {nosegay}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  55 Moby Thesaurus words for "posy":
     TL, album, ana, analects, bale, bindle, bloom, blossom, blow, bolt,
     boughpot, bouquet, boutonniere, budget, bundle, buttonhole,
     chaplet, compliment, corsage, deck, fagot, fardel, fasces, fascine,
     festoon, flattering remark, floret, floriculture, florilegium,
     floscule, flower, flower arrangement, floweret, gardening, garland,
     horticulture, hortorium, lei, miscellany, nosegay, omnibus, pack,
     package, packet, parcel, polite commendation, quiver, roll,
     rouleau, sheaf, spray, trade-last, truss, wildflower, wreath