Nosegay

  • 31List of paintings by Ford Madox Brown — This is a list of paintings by the British Pre Raphaelite artist Ford Madox Brown.1830s* The Reverend F H S Pendleton (1837), Manchester Art Gallery. [http://www.manchestergalleries.org/the collections/search the… …

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  • 32posy — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. corsage, garland, nosegay, spray, boutonniere, bouquet; see also flower 1 , wreath . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Cut flowers that have been arranged in a usually small bunch: bouquet, nosegay. See THING …

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  • 33Fragrance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Fragrance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fragrance fragrance aroma redolence perfume bouquet Sgm: N 1 sweet smell sweet smell aromatic perfume GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 agalloch agalloch agallochium …

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  • 34Whitney, Geoffrey and Isabella —    • Geoffrey, the brother, ?1548 ?1601    Born at, or near, Nantwich, Cheshire, he was educated at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, but appears not to have graduated. In 1580 he was under bailiff of Great Yarmouth, but for how long is… …

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  • 35Bouquet — Bou*quet , n. [F. bouquet bunch, bunch of flowers, trees, feathers, for bousquet, bosquet, thicket, a little wood, dim. of LL. boscus. See {Bush} thicket, and cf. {Bosket}, {Busket}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A nosegay; a bunch of flowers. [1913… …

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  • 36Posies — Posy Po sy, n.; pl. {Posies}. [Contr. fr. poesy.] 1. A brief poetical sentiment; hence, any brief sentiment, motto, or legend; especially, one inscribed on a ring. The posy of a ring. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. [Probably so called from the use of… …

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  • 37Posy — Po sy, n.; pl. {Posies}. [Contr. fr. poesy.] 1. A brief poetical sentiment; hence, any brief sentiment, motto, or legend; especially, one inscribed on a ring. The posy of a ring. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. [Probably so called from the use of flowers …

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  • 38Scentful — Scent ful, a. 1. Full of scent or odor; odorous. A scentful nosegay. W. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. Of quick or keen smell. [1913 Webster] The scentful osprey by the rock had fished. W. Browne. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 39bouquet — noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, thicket, bunch of flowers, from Old French (Norman Picard dialect) bosquet thicket, from Old French bosc forest more at boscage Date: 1701 1. a. flowers picked and fastened together in a bunch ; nosegay …

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  • 40posy — noun (plural posies) Etymology: alteration of poesy Date: 1533 1. a brief sentiment, motto, or legend 2. a. bouquet, nosegay b. flower …

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