bunch; bouquet

bunch; bouquet
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  • Bouquet — Bou*quet , n. [F. bouquet bunch, bunch of flowers, trees, feathers, for bousquet, bosquet, thicket, a little wood, dim. of LL. boscus. See {Bush} thicket, and cf. {Bosket}, {Busket}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A nosegay; a bunch of flowers. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bouquet garni — bouquet′ gar•ni′ [[t]gɑrˈni[/t]] n. pl. bouquets gar•nis [[t]gɑrˈni[/t]] coo a small bunch of herbs tied together or wrapped in cheesecloth and used to flavor soups and stews • Etymology: 1850–55; < F; see bouquet, garnish …   From formal English to slang

  • bunch — [n] collection of something agglomeration, assemblage, assortment, band, batch, bevy, blob, bouquet, bundle, caboodle*, chunk, clump, cluster, covey, crew, crowd, fascicle, flock, galaxy, gang, gathering, group, heap, host, hunk, knot, lot, mass …   New thesaurus

  • bouquet — ► NOUN 1) a bunch of flowers. 2) the characteristic scent of a wine or perfume. ORIGIN French, (earlier clump of trees ), from Old French bos, variant of bois wood …   English terms dictionary

  • bouquet — [bō kā′; ] also, and for 2 usually, [bo͞o kā′] n. [Fr, a plume, nosegay, older bosquet < OFr boschet: see BOSKET] 1. a bunch of cut flowers 2. a fragrant smell or aroma; esp., the characteristic aroma of a wine or brandy SYN. SCENT …   English World dictionary

  • bunch — bunch1 [ bʌntʃ ] noun ** 1. ) singular a group of people: They are a great bunch who have made me feel welcome. The volunteers are a very mixed bunch of people. 2. ) count a group of cut flowers that you hold together or that someone has tied… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bunch — I UK [bʌntʃ] / US noun Word forms bunch : singular bunch plural bunches ** 1) [singular] informal a group of people They re a lovely bunch who have made me feel welcome. The volunteers are a very mixed bunch of people. 2) [countable] a group of… …   English dictionary

  • bunch — 1. noun 1) a bunch of flowers Syn: bouquet, posy, nosegay, spray, corsage; wreath, garland 2) a bunch of grapes a bunch of keys Syn: cluster, clump; knot; …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • bouquet — [[t]boʊke͟ɪ, buː [/t]] bouquets 1) N COUNT: oft N of n A bouquet is a bunch of flowers which is attractively arranged. The woman carried a bouquet of dried violets. 2) N VAR The bouquet of something, especially wine, is the pleasant smell that it …   English dictionary

  • bouquet — noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, thicket, bunch of flowers, from Old French (Norman Picard dialect) bosquet thicket, from Old French bosc forest more at boscage Date: 1701 1. a. flowers picked and fastened together in a bunch ; nosegay …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • bouquet — /buˈkeɪ / (say booh kay), /boʊˈkeɪ / (say boh kay) noun 1. a bunch of flowers; a nosegay. 2. the characteristic aroma of wine, liqueurs, etc.; nose. 3. (plural) a. approval, applause: to get no bouquets. b. flattering remarks. –phrase 4. bouquets …  

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