Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
bouquets - 2 dictionary results

bou⋅quet

[boh-key, boo- for 1, 2; boo-key or, occas., boh- for 3]
–noun
1. a bunch of flowers; nosegay.
2. a compliment: The drama critics greeted her performance with bouquets.
3. the characteristic aroma of wines, liqueurs, etc.

Origin:
1710–20; < F: bunch, orig. thicket, grove; OF bosquet, equiv. to bosc wood (< Gmc; see bosk, bush 1 ) + -et -et


3. scent, odor, fragrance, perfume, nose.
bou·quet   (bō-kā', bōō-)   
n.  
  1. A small cluster or arrangement of flowers.
  2. The fragrance typical of a wine or liqueur. See Synonyms at fragrance.

[French, from Old French bosquet, thicket, diminutive of bosc, forest, of Germanic origin.]
Search another word or see bouquets on Thesaurus | Reference