posy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpoʊzi/ (US)
- /ˈpəʊzi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Syncopic form of poesy (“poetry”).
Meanings
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A flower; a small bouquet; a nosegay.
'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.
1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:And I will make thee beds of roses, / And a thousand fragrant posies;
c. 1587, Christopher Marlowe, The Passionate Shepherd to His Love:
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(archaic) A verse of poetry, especially a motto or an inscription on a ring.
Is this a Prologue, or the Poeſie of a Ring?
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii], page 267, column 2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| posies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
posied · posy ring · posy sniffer
Relateds
Translations (14)
te మంజరి (A flower) · bg китка (A flower) · ru буке́т (A flower) · is blómvöndur (A flower) · it mazzo di fiori (A flower) · bg букет (A flower) · it mazzetto (A flower) · de Blumensträußchen (A flower) · ga pósae (A flower) · nl ruiker (A flower) · cs kytička (A flower) · ga triblid (A flower) · nl boeket (A flower) · it mazzolino (A flower)