posies

Variant of posy

posy definition

posy (pō′zē)

noun pl. posies -·sies

  1. Archaic a line of poetry or motto inscribed inside a ring, etc.
  2. Old-fashioned a flower, bouquet, or nosegay

Etymology: contr. < poesy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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