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BOUQUET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
Synonyms:
bouquet; corsage; nosegay; posy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bouquet" is a kind of...):
floral arrangement; flower arrangement (a decorative arrangement of flowers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A pleasingly sweet olfactory property
Synonyms:
bouquet; fragrance; fragrancy; redolence; sweetness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("bouquet" is a kind of...):
aroma; odor; odour; olfactory property; scent; smell (any property detected by the olfactory system)
Context examples:
She kept the bouquet close to her on the cushion, and wouldn't allow Jip to sit on that side of her at all, for fear he should crush it.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
A lace handkerchief, a plumy fan, and a bouquet in a shoulder holder finished her off, and Miss Belle surveyed her with the satisfaction of a little girl with a newly dressed doll.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
But it does seem so nice to have little suppers and bouquets, and go to parties, and drive home, and read and rest, and not work.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
"I never had such a fine bouquet before! How pretty it is!" And Meg examined her flowers with great interest.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
Few cared to buy flowers in summer, and her bouquets began to droop long before night.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
At the Kings' she daily saw all she wanted, for the children's older sisters were just out, and Meg caught frequent glimpses of dainty ball dresses and bouquets, heard lively gossip about theaters, concerts, sleighing parties, and merrymakings of all kinds, and saw money lavished on trifles which would have been so precious to her.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
She brought it bits of bouquets, she read to it, took it out to breathe fresh air, hidden under her coat, she sang it lullabies and never went to bed without kissing its dirty face and whispering tenderly, I hope you'll have a good night, my poor dear.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
Feeling almost happy again, she laid by a few ferns and roses for herself, and quickly made up the rest in dainty bouquets for the breasts, hair, or skirts of her friends, offering them so prettily that Clara, the elder sister, told her she was 'the sweetest little thing she ever saw', and they looked quite charmed with her small attention.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
But Jo was mistaken, for Laurie came prancing in, overflowing with good spirits, bearing a great bridal-looking bouquet for 'Mrs. John Brooke', and evidently laboring under the delusion that the whole affair had been brought about by his excellent management.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
Meg could walk in the conservatory whenever she liked and revel in bouquets, Jo browsed over the new library voraciously, and convulsed the old gentleman with her criticisms, Amy copied pictures and enjoyed beauty to her heart's content, and Laurie played 'lord of the manor' in the most delightful style.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
