posy
po·sy1 / ˈpōzē/ • n. (pl. -sies) 1. a small bunch of flowers.2. archaic a short motto or line of verse inscribed inside a ring.po·sy2 • adj. variant spelling of posey.
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Posy
a collection or bouquet of flowers; of poetry or rhetoric, 1569. See also bouquet, nosegay, poesy.
Examples : posy of flowers, 1565; of hyssop, 1866; of marjorum, 1742; of literary pieces, 1612; of poetry; of rhetoric, 1569; of roses, 1593.
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