Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - posy
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(posies) A posy is a small bunch of flowers. In American English, it can also consist of a single flower. N-COUNT: oft N of n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun (plural posies) Etymology: alteration of poesy Date: 1533 1. a brief sentiment, motto, or legend 2. a. bouquet, nosegay b. flower ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. -ies) 1 a small bunch of flowers. 2 archaic a short motto, line of verse, etc., inscribed within a ring. Phrases and idioms posy-ring a ring with this inscription. Etymology: alt. f. POESY ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- 1533, "line of verse engraved on the inner surface of a ring," from poesy. Meaning of "flower, bouquet" first recorded 1573, from notion of the language of flowers. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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