BOUQUET | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of bouquet in English bouquetnoun uk /buˈkeɪ/ us /boʊˈkeɪ/

bouquet noun (FLOWERS)

Add to word list Add to word list [ C ] a group of flowers that have been fastened together and attractively arranged so that they can be given as a present or carried on formal occasions: a bouquet of flowers Chris sent me a lovely bouquet when I was sick.   fcafotodigital/iStock / Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Flowers & flowering plants

• aconite
• adam-and-eve
• aeonium
• African daisy
• agapanthus
• eglantine
• elderflower
• elephant ear
• erythronium
• euphorbia
• lords-and-ladies
• lotus
• love-in-a-mist
• lupin
• mallow
• sego lily
• self-heal
• senecio
• sensitive plant
• Shasta daisy

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bouquet noun (SMELL)

[ C or U ]   food & drink   specialized the characteristic smell of a wine or liqueur: This wine has a rich, oaky bouquet. Smells & smelling

• acridly
• ambrosially
• anosmic
• bergamot
• deodorize
• fragrant
• fullness
• fusty
• minging
• niff
• odour
• olfactory lobe
• olfactory nerve
• orangey
• petrichor
• piny
• smelly
• sniffer
• snuffle
• stagnant

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bouquet | American Dictionary

bouquetnoun us /boʊˈkeɪ, bu-/

bouquet noun (FLOWERS)

Add to word list Add to word list [ C ] a group of flowers that have been attractively arranged so that they can be given as a present or carried on a formal occasion

bouquet noun (SMELL)

[ U ] the smell of something, esp. wine: a fruity bouquet (Definition of bouquet from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of bouquet

bouquet I would not wish my speech to be all bouquets, and should like to make just one final comment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are accustomed to exchanges of this kind of bouquets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not wish to introduce an incongruous note into this discussion, in which mutual bouquets have been awarded, except to ask one question. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The first of my five charges, after having given all the bouquets and the credits, is that clearly the results are disappointing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We often get comments of a reverse kind and it is just as well that when we get some bouquets, we should record the fact. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A colleague of mine who was a florist making up wreaths and bouquets was exempt from selective employment tax. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think that he deserves any bouquets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We all know that it is not a subject on which one is likely to receive bouquets from the grateful. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why should we reserve all our bouquets for those who are no longer in need of them? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is continually serving out bouquets or insults to this one or that one, just as it pleases his high majesty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On the other hand, should any bouquets perhaps be wafted in this direction they will be received with due humility and gratitude. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I thought we had better wait to see whether congratulations were deserved before we started issuing the bouquets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He appears to be able to hand out bouquets when his colleagues are throwing brick-bats. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that he does not mind accepting bouquets, and that they do not embarrass him if they come from these quarters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have never received so many bouquets from so many unexpected quarters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of bouquet These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of bouquet?

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in Chinese (Traditional) 花, 花束, 氣味… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 花, 花束, 气味… See more in Spanish ramo, buqué, ramo [masculine]… See more in Portuguese ramalhete, buquê, aroma… See more in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Korean in Ukrainian in Italian 花束, ブーケ, 花束（はなたば）… See more çiçek demeti, buket, demet… See more bouquet [masculine], bouquet… See more ram… See more boeket… See more kytice, buket… See more buket, duft, bouquet… See more seikat bunga, bau anggur… See more ช่อดอกไม้, กลิ่นของไวน์… See more bó hoa, hương vị rượu… See more bukiet… See more bukett, bouquet, doft… See more jambak, bau wangian wain… See more das Bukett, die Blume… See more bukett [masculine], duft [masculine], bukett… See more 부케, 꽃다발… See more букет, аромат… See more bouquet, mazzo di fiori, aroma/profumo del vino… See more Need a translator?

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