HOW TO PRONOUNCE
posy
/ˈpoʊzi/
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What does posy mean?
noun
- A flower; a small bouquet; a nosegay.
More meanings (1)
noun
- (archaic) A verse of poetry, especially a motto or an inscription on a ring.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈpoʊzi/
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To the Bishop of Winchester he bequeathed a ring with the posy, 'A Mite for a Million.'
And pick your love a posy, All o’ the sweetest flowers That in the garden grow.
More book examples (3)
I went to gather roses and twine them in a ring, For I would make a posy, a posy for the King.
Is this a prologue, or the posy of a ring?
She thought the calendula must be a strange, grand flower, by its name; but her mother told her it was the gay, sturdy, every-dayish little posy called a marigold.