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Definition of bouquet
1a : flowers picked and fastened together in a bunch : nosegayb : medley a bouquet of songs
2 : compliment
3a : a distinctive and characteristic fragrance (as of wine) The wine has a lovely bouquet.b : a subtle aroma or quality (as of an artistic performance)
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Examples of bouquet in a Sentence
The bride carried a bouquet of white and red roses.
The wine has a lovely bouquet.
Recent Examples of bouquet from the Web
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Rob gives Chyna 28 bouquets of flower and 28 love notes for her 28th birthday.
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Layered yellow atop thick green strokes conjure up a bouquet without providing any detail.
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Choose an abundant, overflowing and voluminous bouquet that guests are sure to be inspired by and obsessed with.
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Discard bouquet bag and remove sausage to a platter.
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Griner, who was shot in the ankle, was also released from a hospital where she and her wife were visited Wednesday night by the president and first lady Melania Trump, who brought them a bouquet of flowers, according to a White House pool report.
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Everywhere, elaborate flower bouquets littered the ground.
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A 12-foot-tall sculpture that looks like a metallic bouquet of flowers by day and a glowing spaceship by night has been installed at the corner of Capitol Avenue and Fremont Boulevard in Fremont’s downtown.
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Poisoning a bouquet of flowers was one of Voisin’s wicked methods of delivering death, but infusing articles of clothing with a toxic substance was also effective.
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Origin and Etymology of bouquet
French, from Middle French, thicket, bunch of flowers, from Old French (Norman-Picard dialect) bosquet thicket, from Old French bosc forest — more at boscage
BOUQUET Defined for English Language Learners
bouquet
playDefinition of bouquet for English Language Learners
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: a group of flowers that are picked and often tied together
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: a particular and usually pleasant smell of flowers or wine
BOUQUET Defined for Kids
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