pot-pourri
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pot-pourri mixture of dried petals kept for perfume XVIII; musical or literary medley XIX. — F., ‘rotten pot’, i.e.
pot POT, pp. of
pourrir rot; tr. Sp.
OLLA PODRIDA.
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