"posy" meaning in English

See posy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpəʊzi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpoʊzi/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-posy.wav Forms: posies [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊzi Etymology: Shortening of poesy (“poetry”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} posy (plural posies)
  1. A flower; a small bouquet; a nosegay. Categories (lifeform): Flowers Translations (A flower): китка (kitka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), букет (buket) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ruiker (Dutch), boeket (Dutch), Blumensträußchen [neuter] (German), blómvöndur [masculine] (Icelandic), pósae [masculine] (Irish), triblid [feminine] (Irish), mazzo di fiori [masculine] (Italian), mazzolino [masculine] (Italian), mazzetto [masculine] (Italian), буке́т (bukét) [masculine] (Russian), మంజరి (mañjari) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-posy-en-noun-9hcLrukN Disambiguation of Flowers: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'A flower': 100 0
  2. (archaic) A verse of poetry, especially a motto or an inscription on a ring. Tags: archaic Categories (lifeform): Flowers
    Sense id: en-posy-en-noun-AHAvVEqG Disambiguation of Flowers: 51 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Telugu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: posy sniffer, posy ring Related terms: nosegay, corsage, bouquet

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "c. 1587, Christopher Marlowe, The Passionate Shepherd to His Love:",
          "text": "And I will make thee beds of roses, / And a thousand fragrant posies;",
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          "ref": "1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:",
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "A flower",
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          "word": "mazzo di fiori"
        },
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "sense": "A flower",
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          "roman": "mañjari",
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        "(archaic) A verse of poetry, especially a motto or an inscription on a ring."
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "mañjari",
      "sense": "A flower",
      "word": "మంజరి"
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