Meaning & use
posy
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A small bunch of flowers, typically given as a gift or worn as decoration.
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The flower girl carried a small posy of daisies down the aisle.
He picked a posy of wildflowers for her on their walk.
A note on using this word
Originally short for "poesy" (poetry), since short verses were once written on gifts of flowers; the meaning later narrowed to the flowers themselves.
Words with a similar meaning
bouquetnosegay
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