posy
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There is now a mostly forgotten complex language of flowers in which posies could be coded love letters. — A.a. Gill, A-LIST, "Fraught, But It Counts," 4 July 2018 And while most brides honor the tradition of throwing the bouquet, Meghan’s floral posy (by Phillippa Craddock) will very likely end up in Westminster Abbey, rather than in the hands of one of her bridesmaids. — Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com, "Harry and Meghan Confirm They Will Uphold a 'Very Important' Tradition Involving the Wedding Dress!," 4 May 2018 And 'pocket full of posies' refers to Lil Ricky, who loved to garden, apparently. — Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, "Rolling Deep With The On My Block RollerWorld Conspiracy," 28 Mar. 2018 The nursery on the paper reads: Ring around the rosie Pocket full of posiesAshes! Ashes! — Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, "Rolling Deep With The On My Block RollerWorld Conspiracy," 28 Mar. 2018 Here's a couple of photos of a small child giving Markle some fresh posies. — Madison Medeiros, refinery29.com, "Meghan Markle & The Queen Just Made Their Big Debut," 12 Mar. 2018 The young ladies being presented donned traditional long white dresses and kid-leather, white, opera-length gloves, and held posies of red roses. — Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, "Bienville Club President's Ball and Presentation shines the spotlight on nine young ladies," 15 Oct. 2017 The new movie looks and sounds quite fine, and there’s a certain easy pleasure that comes from revisiting cinematically enhanced 19th-century Britain, with its silky frocks, perfectly cut posies and apparently happy peasants. — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, "Review: In ‘My Cousin Rachel,’ It’s Kiss or Be Killed," 8 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'posy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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posy
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English Language Learners Definition of posy
: a small bunch of flowers
: a single cut flower
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Kids Definition of posy
1 : a small bunch of flowers
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