Bouquet Noun - Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation And Usage Notes

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Definition of bouquet noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bouquet noun  /buˈkeɪ/  /buˈkeɪ/ jump to other results

1. [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 Examples
   • 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.
   Topics Plants and treesc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
   • huge
   • large
   • small
   • …
   verb + bouquet
   • carry
   • hold
   • catch
   • …
   preposition
   • in a/​the bouquet
   • bouquet of
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2. [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.

See bouquet in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: bouquet

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