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单词 bouquet
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bouquet

[ boh-key, boo- for 1, 2; boo-key or, occasionally, boh- for 3 ]
/ boʊˈkeɪ, bu- for 1, 2; buˈkeɪ or, occasionally, boʊ- for 3 /
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noun

a bunch of flowers; nosegay.
a compliment: The drama critics greeted her performance with bouquets.
the characteristic aroma of wines, liqueurs, etc.

Origin of bouquet

1710–20; <French: bunch, originally thicket, grove; Old French bosquet, equivalent to bosc wood (<Germanic; see bosk, bush1) + -et-et

SYNONYMS FOR bouquet

3 scent, odor, fragrance, perfume, nose.
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Words nearby bouquet

bountied, bountiful, bounty, bounty bag, bounty hunter, bouquet, bouquet garni, bouquetier, Bourbaki, Bourbon, Bourbon biscuit
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British Dictionary definitions for bouquet

bouquet

noun

(bəʊˈkeɪ, buː-) a bunch of flowers, esp a large carefully arranged one
Also called: nose (buːˈkeɪ) the characteristic aroma or fragrance of a wine or liqueur
a compliment or expression of praise

Word Origin for bouquet

C18: from French: thicket, from Old French bosc forest, wood, probably of Germanic origin; see bush 1
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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