bouquet
noun/buˈkeɪ/
/buˈkeɪ/
- [countable] a bunch of flowers arranged in an attractive way so that it can be carried in a ceremony or presented as a gift
- The little girl presented the princess with a large bouquet of flowers.
- a bridal/wedding bouquet
- She received a bouquet of red roses on Valentine’s Day.
Extra ExamplesTopics Plants and treesc1- He sent her a large bouquet of wild flowers.
- She caught the bride's bouquet.
- They walked up and placed their bouquet of flowers on the grave.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- huge
- large
- small
- …
- carry
- hold
- catch
- …
- in a/the bouquet
- bouquet of
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- [countable, uncountable] the pleasant smell of a type of food or drink, especially of wine
- a red wine with a full flavour and a fragrant bouquet
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French (earlier ‘clump of trees’), from a dialect variant of Old French bos ‘wood’. Sense (2) dates from the mid 19th cent.
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