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posy
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
posy
(noun)
posy
/
ˈ
poʊzi/
noun
plural
posies
posy
/
ˈ
poʊzi/
noun
plural
posies
Britannica Dictionary definition of POSY
[
count
]
old-fashioned
1
:
a small bunch of flowers
a
posy
of violets
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2
:
a single cut flower
a pocket full of
posies
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