Bouquet
[bʊ'keɪ;bəʊ'keɪ;'bʊkeɪ] or [bu'ke]
Definition
(noun.) an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present.
(noun.) a pleasingly sweet olfactory property.
Editor: Orville--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A nosegay; a bunch of flowers.
(n.) A perfume; an aroma; as, the bouquet of wine.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [Fr.] Nosegay, bunch of flowers.
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Definition
n. a bunch of flowers: a nosegay: the perfume exhaled by wine.
Editor: Vince
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of a bouquet beautifully and richly colored, denotes a legacy from some wealthy and unknown relative; also, pleasant, joyous gatherings among young folks. To see a withered bouquet, signifies sickness and death.
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Examples
- His wife saw the one part at least of the bouquet-scene. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The beauty, oh the beauty of them, and oh the paradisal bliss, if she should have a perfect bouquet and could give it to Gudrun the next day. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Allow me to offer you these violets, presenting a small bouquet between his delicate finger and thumb. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- You had better change at once--' Gudrun went out with her bouquet in her hand. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I never had such a fine bouquet before! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- As I passed his pew on the way out I dropped my bouquet over to him, and he slipped the note into my hand when he returned me the flowers. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Perhaps she just looked first into the bouquet, to see whether there was a billet-doux hidden among the flowers; but there was no letter. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Just from amiable reluctance to grieve meshe would permit the bouquet to lie beside her, and perhaps consent to bear it away. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- No, indeedyou shall be indifferent to me, as the shabbiest bouquet in your pyramid. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Well you'll have a rare poppy-show if you put all the things you've mentioned into your bouquet. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- She kept the bouquet close to her on the cushion, and wouldn't allow Jip to sit on that side of her at all, for fear he should crush it. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- It was that which George had put into the bouquet and given to Becky on the night of the Duchess of Richmond's ball. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- George went away then with the bouquet; but when he gave it to the owner, there lay a note, coiled like a snake among the flowers. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Here, Lucy, are some flowers, said he, giving me a bouquet. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- And she left her bouquet and shawl by Amelia's side, and tripped off with George to dance. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The pausing in a fight to bow when bouquets are thrown to him is also in bad taste. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- You have all presented your bouquets? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- He had done nothing exceptional in marrying--nothing but what society sanctions, and considers an occasion for wreaths and bouquets. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- But it does seem so nice to have little suppers and bouquets, and go to parties, and drive home, and read and rest, and not work. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Go when you will, you find it furnished with those bouquets and immortelles. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Few cared to buy flowers in summer, and her bouquets began to droop long before night. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Isidore is the benefactor: that it is from him you have accepted that costly _parure_; that he supplies your bouquets and your gloves? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
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