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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



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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