BOUQUET

bouquet, corsage, posy, nosegay

(noun) an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

bouquet, fragrance, fragrancy, redolence, sweetness

(noun) a pleasingly sweet olfactory property

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bouquet (plural bouquets)

A bunch of cut flowers.

The scent of a particular wine.

The heart note of a perfume.

A compliment or expression of praise.

(mathematics) A bouquet of circles.

(card games) The reserve of cards in the game of Flower Garden and variations.

(cartomancy) The ninth Lenormand card, sometimes called Flowers instead.

Source: Wiktionary


Bou*quet", n. Etym: [F. bouquet bunch, bunch of flowers, trees, feathers, for bousquet, bosquet, thicket, a little wood, dim. of LL. boscus. See Bush thicket, and cf. Bosket, Busket.]

1. A nosegay; a bunch of flowers.

2. A perfume; an aroma; as, the bouquet of wine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”


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