Antonyms for bouquet

Grammar : Noun

Spell : boh-key, boo- for 1, 2; boo-key or, occasionally, boh- for 3

Phonetic Transcription : boʊˈkeɪ, bu- for 1, 2; buˈkeɪ or, occasionally, boʊ- for 3

stench
stink

Definition of bouquet

Origin : 1716, introduced to English by Lady Mary Montague from French bouquet, originally "little wood," from Picard form of Old French bochet (14c.), diminutive of bosco, from Medieval Latin boscus "grove" (see bush (n.)).

noun flower arrangement
noun aroma

Example sentences :

She had taken the bouquet of violets and breathed the perfume to cool her feverishness.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

That brute of a Bouquet came spying about my castle, and I did but defend myself.
Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa

This Bouquet is a rascal who will be more likely to end in the Bastille than I, who did but defend my own.
Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa

But when he heard that Bouquet had escaped from prison, he really felt relieved.
Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa

The only cheap commodity, one unfortunately we cannot live upon, is the bouquet.
Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards

He was there with a bouquet in his hand, the wretched brute!
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

Her long pale gloves and her bouquet of white roses were by her side.
Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

And a wreath of immortelles and a bouquet bought by the Coupeaus were also placed on the coffin.
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

Then came the ceremony of reciting a compliment and offering a bouquet.
Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola

I'll put it in a bouquet of flowers, and pretend to offer them.
Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine

Synonyms for bouquet

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