the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A brief poetical sentiment; hence, any brief sentiment, motto, or legend; especially, one inscribed on a ring.
n. A flower; a bouquet; a nosegay.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A verse of poetry attached to or inscribed on a ring, knife, or other object; hence, in general, a motto; an epigram; a legend; a short inscription.
n. A bunch of flowers, or a single flower; a nosegay; a bouquet.
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n. an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
Word Usage
"He talked for the next ten minutes about the bauble, making a humorous translation of its Latin 'posy,' and describing in the same vein the service to a foreign state that had won him the recognition."