posy

  • 21posy — po|sy [ pouzi ] noun count MAINLY LITERARY a number of small flowers that you hold together …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 22posy — see POEM …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 23posy — pepy Optional Structure generator (yacc based) Werkzeug des ISODE für die Umsetzung von ASN.1 Strukturen nach C Programmstrukturen ( > Marshall T. Rose: The Open Book ) …

    Acronyms von A bis Z

  • 24posy — n A flower or bouquet of flowers. Is the poor baby sick? Let s send him some posies. 1500s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 25posy — po·sy || pəʊzɪ n. flower; bunch of flowers, bouquet; short poetic verse or sentimental inscription (Archaic) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 26posy — posy1 noun (plural posies) 1》 a small bunch of flowers. 2》 archaic a short motto or line of verse inscribed inside a ring. Origin ME (in sense 2): contr. of poesy. posy2 adjective variant spelling of posey …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 27posy — n. 1. Nosegay, bouquet, bunch of flowers. 2. Inscription (as on a ring), legend, motto, verse …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 28posy — n bouquet, nosegay, bunch of flowers, blossoms, blooms, flowers, spray, flower arrangement, Brit. Dial. boughpot; corsage, boutonniere, Chiefly Brit. buttonhole, flower; garland, wreath, festoon, chaplet …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 29posy — po•sy [[t]ˈpoʊ zi[/t]] n. pl. sies 1) a flower, nosegay, or bouquet 2) archaic a brief motto or the like • Etymology: 1400–50; alter. of poesy …

    From formal English to slang

  • 30posy — /ˈpoʊzi / (say pohzee) noun (plural posies) 1. a flower; a nosegay or bouquet. 2. Obsolete a brief motto (def. 2) or the like, such as is inscribed within a ring. {syncopated variant of poesy} …

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