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bou·quet

(bō-kā′, bo͞o-)

1. A small cluster or arrangement of flowers.

2. A fragrant smell, especially of a wine or liqueur. See Synonyms at fragrance.

[French, from Old French bosquet, thicket, diminutive of bosc, forest, of Germanic origin.]

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bouquet

1. (Horticulture) a bunch of flowers, esp a large carefully arranged one

2. (Cookery) Also called: nose the characteristic aroma or fragrance of a wine or liqueur

3. a compliment or expression of praise

[C18: from French: thicket, from Old French bosc forest, wood, probably of Germanic origin; see bush¹]

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bou•quet

(boʊˈkeɪ, bu- for 1,2; buˈkeɪ or, occas., boʊ- for 3 )

n.

1. a bunch of flowers; nosegay.

2. the characteristic aroma of wines, liqueurs, etc.

3. a compliment.

[1710–20; < French: bunch, orig. thicket, grove; Old French bosquet=bosc wood (< Germanic; see bosk, bush¹) + -et -et]

Bouquet

a nosegay or bunch, cluster, etc. See also bow.

Examples: bouquet of beaters [game beaters], 1875; of feathers; of fireworks [a large flight of rockets], 1879; of flowers; of herbs, 1846; of jewels, 1716; of pheasants [the flight of the flock from the beaters—Lipton, 1970]; of rockets, 1879.

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Noun	1.	bouquet - an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present corsage, nosegay, posy floral arrangement, flower arrangement - a decorative arrangement of flowers
	2.	bouquet - a pleasingly sweet olfactory property fragrancy, redolence, fragrance, sweetness aroma, odor, olfactory property, odour, smell, scent - any property detected by the olfactory system

bouquet

noun

1. bunch of flowers, spray, garland, wreath, posy, buttonhole, corsage, nosegay, boutonniere a bouquet of dried violets

2. aroma, smell, scent, perfume, fragrance, savour, odour, redolence a Sicilian wine with a light red colour and a bouquet of cloves

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bouquet

noun

1. Cut flowers that have been arranged in a usually small bunch:

nosegay, posy.

2. A sweet or pleasant odor:

aroma, fragrance, perfume, redolence, scent.

Translations

بَاقَةباقَةُ زُهورشَذا، عَبَق، عَصْفَةُ نَبيذ

kyticebuket

buketduftbouquet

Blumenstrauß Bouquet Bukett Strauß Blume

ανθοδέσμη μπουκέτο

ramo ramita

kukkakimppu

bouquet

buket

csokorvirágcsokor

blómvöndurvínilmur

mazzo di fiori mazzolino di fiori

ブーケ

꽃다발

bukietaspuokštė

aromātsbuķetepušķis

bos bouquet ruiker boeket

bukett blomsterbukett bouquet

bukiet

buquê ramo de flores

букет

buketkytica

šopek

bukett

ช่อดอกไม้

buket demet koku

bó hoa

花束酒香

bouquet

[bʊˈkeɪ] N

1. [of flowers] → ramo m, ramillete m

2. [of wine] → buqué m

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bouquet

[bəʊˈkeɪ buːˈkeɪ] n

[flowers] → bouquet m

[wine] → bouquet mbouquet garni [buːˈkeɪgɑː^rˈniː] n → bouquet m garni

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bouquet

→ Strauß m, → Bukett nt (geh)

(of wine) → Bukett nt, → Blume f

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bouquet

[ˈbʊkeɪ] n (of flowers, wine) → bouquet m inv

bouquet

(buˈkei) noun

1. a bunch of flowers. The bride carried a bouquet of roses.

2. the perfume of wine.

bouquet

→ بَاقَة kytice buket Strauß μπουκέτο ramo kukkakimppu bouquet buket mazzo di fiori ブーケ 꽃다발 boeket bukett bukiet buquê, ramo de flores букет bukett ช่อดอกไม้ buket bó hoa 花束

bou·quet

n. F. bouquet, grupo de estructuras en forma de racimo similares a la letra b.

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Do come!" and putting out his hand to her bouquet and dropping his voice, he added, "You will be the prettiest there.

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But he was back in a few moments, having discarded his broom and provided himself, from some mysterious source, with an exquisite bouquet of flowers.