bouquet

[ boh-key, boo- for 1, 2; boo-key or, occasionally, boh- for 3 ]
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noun
  1. a bunch of flowers; nosegay.

  2. a compliment: The drama critics greeted her performance with bouquets.

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

Origin of bouquet

1
1710–20; <French: bunch, originally thicket, grove; Old French bosquet, equivalent to bosc wood (<Germanic; see bosk, bush1) + -et-et

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bouquet

noun
  1. (bəʊˈkeɪ, buː-) a bunch of flowers, esp a large carefully arranged one

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

  1. a compliment or expression of praise

Origin of bouquet

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C18: from French: thicket, from Old French bosc forest, wood, probably of Germanic origin; see bush 1

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