bouquet
/buːˈkeɪ/ noun C1- An arrangement or bunch of cut flowers; a nosegay. · For my birthday I received two bouquets.
- A decoratively arranged bunch of something. · Each table was adorned with a bouquet of giant balloons.
- The scent of a particular wine. · This Bordeaux has an interesting bouquet.
- The middle note of a perfume. · The remarkable flower bouquet lasts for hours until it dissolves into a sweet vanilla smell.
- A compliment or expression of praise.
- A bouquet of circles.
- The reserve of cards in the game of Flower Garden and variations.
- The ninth Lenormand card, sometimes called Flowers instead.
Plural bouquets
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This toast, recalling at once the patient exile of Hartwell and the peace-loving King of France, excited universal enthusiasm; glasses were elevated in the air à l’Anglaise, and the ladies, snatching their bouquets from their fair bosoms, strewed the table with their floral treasures.
And you can pick a bouquet of them white June lilies over in the corner if you like.”
“Lots of little girls there had bouquets pinned on their dresses.
We made wreaths of the Mayflowers and put them on our hats; and when the time came to go home we marched in procession down the road, two by two, with our bouquets and wreaths, singing ‘My Home on the Hill.’ Oh, it was so thrilling, Marilla.
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