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bouquet

Meaning

  1. A bunch of cut flowers.
  2. A decoratively arranged bunch of something.
  3. The scent of a particular wine.
  4. The middle note of a perfume.
  5. A compliment or expression of praise.
  6. A bouquet of circles.
  7. The reserve of cards in the game of Flower Garden and variations.
  8. The ninth Lenormand card, sometimes called Flowers instead.

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/boʊˈkeɪ/
Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *buskaz Frankish *buskbor. Early Medieval Latin boscus Old French boisder. Old French bochet French bouquetubor. English bouquet Unadapted borrowing from French bouquet, from Old French bochet, from bois, from Early Medieval Latin boscus (“grove”), borrowed from Frankish *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz. Doublet of bosket.

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