posy

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈpəʊzi/
• (America) IPA: /ˈpoʊzi/

Noun

posy (plural posies)

1. A flower; a bouquet; a nosegay. [from 1570s]
2. A verse of poetry, especially a motto or an inscription on a ring. [from early 15th c.]
   • 1602, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, act III scene 2

     Is this a prologue or the posy of a ring?

Translations

• Italian: mazzo di fiori, mazzolino, mazzetto
• Russian: буке́т

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