[syn: bouquet, fragrance, fragrancy, redolence, sweetness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bouquet \Bou*quet"\, n. [F. bouquet bunch, bunch of flowers,
trees, feathers, for bousquet, bosquet, thicket, a little
wood, dim. of LL. boscus. See Bush thicket, and cf.
Bosket, Busket.]
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1. A nosegay; a bunch of flowers.
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2. A perfume; an aroma; as, the bouquet of wine.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bouquet
n 1: an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a
present [syn: bouquet, corsage, posy, nosegay]
2: a pleasingly sweet olfactory property [syn: bouquet,
fragrance, fragrancy, redolence, sweetness]