bouquet

Etymology

Borrowed from French bouquet. Doublet of bosket.

noun

  1. A bunch of cut flowers.
    For my birthday I received two bouquets.
  2. A decoratively arranged bunch of something.
    Each table was adorned with a bouquet of giant balloons.
  3. The scent of a particular wine.
    This Bordeaux has an interesting bouquet.
  4. The heart note of a perfume.
    The remarkable flower bouquet lasts for hours until it dissolves into a sweet vanilla smell.
  5. A compliment or expression of praise.
  6. (mathematics) A bouquet of circles.
  7. (card games) The reserve of cards in the game of Flower Garden and variations.
  8. (cartomancy) The ninth Lenormand card, sometimes called Flowers instead.

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