Hypertext Webster Gateway: "posy"
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) 1.7 (wn)
posy
n : an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
[syn: {bouquet}, {corsage}, {nosegay}]
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