Definition of potpourri in English:

potpourri

nounPlural potpourrispəʊˈpʊəripɒtˈpʊəriˌpoʊpəˈri

mass noun

1A mixture of dried petals and spices placed in a bowl to perfume a room.
Example sentencesExamples
- A home scent, this crystallike potpourri contains Egyptian resin infused with notes of iced pineapple, peony, dianthus and white musk.
- Gather the petals for potpourri, dry some flowers and make a Christmas wreath, scatter a few fragrant petals in your bath water.
- Keep candles, potpourri, matches, cigarettes, etc., out of reach.
- Lemon verbena is a large, open plant with sandpapery, bright green, lemon-scented leaves used in teas and potpourri and clusters of tiny white flowers.
- Dried plant material also makes excellent potpourri and other scented gifts.
- Pretty by itself, the arrangement also makes a nice backdrop for a bowl offering party favors - this one a little linen bag filled with potpourri and cinched with a satin ribbon.
- From room deodorizers and potpourri to non-organic breakfasts and sheets that reek of bleach, the typical overnight stay can seem so toxic you'd almost rather stay home.
- Would you care to stay for a spell while I assemble the ingredients to plant my ‘butterfly potpourri?’
- Listeners ought to hear the sleigh bells ring, see the vivid red of the velvet dress and smell the spicy potpourri steaming on the stove.
- You will find potpourri, herb plant collections, lavender stems and informational booklets.
- Secondly, the waiting room smelled of fresh potpourri, not disinfectant spray.
- Clear-glass candleholders, vases and potpourri bowls scattered throughout add a reflective sparkle to the room.
- Flowers of many varieties have a fragrance so heady that they're used to make potpourri, soap, and perfume; some are also used in cooking.
- They were at his apartment now, replaced by scented candles and bowls of potpourri.
- Their girlfriends keep dragging them out to buy potpourri bowls or faux-Chinese curtains or whatever, and the guys are starting to freak out.
- An old china pot or bowl bought in a junk shop and filled with potpourri can prove a hit.
- Besides the smell of cigarettes there was also a faint scent of peppermint potpourri.
- The leaves are used in potpourri, teas, and cooking.
- One method would be to take squares of cloth and make little pillows about 4 inches square stuffed with herbs or nicely scented potpourri.
- To his relief, he found on opening the box that it was just a bowl for holding potpourri.
Synonyms
collection, selection, compendium, treasury, compilation, miscellany, pot-pourri
1. 1.1 A mixture or medley of things.
  he played a potpourri of tunes from Gilbert and Sullivan
  Example sentencesExamples
  The ‘other’ category consists of a potpourri of settings which include retail independent, nursing home, consultant, mail order, and managed care.
  He wanted to announce into the dial tone reverberating with a potpourri of foreign verbiage, ‘What are you doing?’
  Advertisers are left to select a potpourri of shows and networks to reach Xers - and sometimes to throw in radio and online advertising.
  The artist is known for his fanciful painting in which a potpourri of objects, animals, characters from the artist's past life, from his dreams, and from his everyday life are evoked.
  What made her sets more than just a potpourri of disparate songs was her ability to somehow convincingly bind everything together.
  I tried setting out a potpourri of mixed birdseed, almonds, raisins, and even pieces of cornbread for the jays.
  The resultant effect in the hands of the drummers was a potpourri of sounds melting to create energy with their rhythm.
  The pianist won the gold for an intricate, playful and minutely precise combination performed to a potpourri of Russian melodies.
  Extracted as a lone alkaloid from a potpourri of nutrients in the coca plant, then processed with forty-some chemicals, including ether, acetone and methyl ketone - it is a deadly drug.
  Often sophisticated talk on literature becomes an end in itself at literary ‘dos’ where the semi-well-read drop names of a potpourri of philosophers and writers and ineptly dissect imagined themes.
  It is likely that the success of that ballet encouraged other ballet companies to stage their own ballets based on Offenbach potpourris.
  Programmes ceased to be potpourris: the orchestral concert, with two halves each about an hour long, became the norm everywhere during the third quarter of the 19th century.
  The trunks are undisturbed, full of my film reels, video tapes, scripts and potpourri of neglected promotional materials.
  But, he has decided to be innovative and stand unique among the rest with a potpourri of light and classical music, much to the delight of music buffs.
  This course was developed to cover a potpourri of topics prior to the selection of advanced practice rotation sites.
  The guitarist duo unveiled a potpourri of music blending it with African and Latin influences.
  His column is a potpourri of banal observations, some ever so slightly to the left of the American political establishment, some to the right.
  Synonyms
  mixture, assortment, collection, selection, assemblage, medley, miscellany, melange, mix, variety, motley collection, mixed bag, patchwork, pastiche, blend
  smorgasbord, ragbag, hotchpotch, hodgepodge, mishmash, jumble, farrago
  rare gallimaufry, omnium gatherum, olio, olla podrida, salmagundi, pasticcio, macédoine, motley

Origin

Early 17th century (denoting a stew made of different kinds of meat): from French, literally 'rotten pot'.

Rhymes

Hurri

Definition of potpourri in US English:

potpourri

nounˌpōpəˈrēˌpoʊpəˈri

1A mixture of dried petals and spices placed in a bowl or small sack to perfume clothing or a room.
Example sentencesExamples
- An old china pot or bowl bought in a junk shop and filled with potpourri can prove a hit.
- Clear-glass candleholders, vases and potpourri bowls scattered throughout add a reflective sparkle to the room.
- Listeners ought to hear the sleigh bells ring, see the vivid red of the velvet dress and smell the spicy potpourri steaming on the stove.
- Would you care to stay for a spell while I assemble the ingredients to plant my ‘butterfly potpourri?’
- A home scent, this crystallike potpourri contains Egyptian resin infused with notes of iced pineapple, peony, dianthus and white musk.
- Secondly, the waiting room smelled of fresh potpourri, not disinfectant spray.
- Dried plant material also makes excellent potpourri and other scented gifts.
- To his relief, he found on opening the box that it was just a bowl for holding potpourri.
- You will find potpourri, herb plant collections, lavender stems and informational booklets.
- Their girlfriends keep dragging them out to buy potpourri bowls or faux-Chinese curtains or whatever, and the guys are starting to freak out.
- The leaves are used in potpourri, teas, and cooking.
- Pretty by itself, the arrangement also makes a nice backdrop for a bowl offering party favors - this one a little linen bag filled with potpourri and cinched with a satin ribbon.
- They were at his apartment now, replaced by scented candles and bowls of potpourri.
- Besides the smell of cigarettes there was also a faint scent of peppermint potpourri.
- From room deodorizers and potpourri to non-organic breakfasts and sheets that reek of bleach, the typical overnight stay can seem so toxic you'd almost rather stay home.
- Flowers of many varieties have a fragrance so heady that they're used to make potpourri, soap, and perfume; some are also used in cooking.
- Keep candles, potpourri, matches, cigarettes, etc., out of reach.
- One method would be to take squares of cloth and make little pillows about 4 inches square stuffed with herbs or nicely scented potpourri.
- Gather the petals for potpourri, dry some flowers and make a Christmas wreath, scatter a few fragrant petals in your bath water.
- Lemon verbena is a large, open plant with sandpapery, bright green, lemon-scented leaves used in teas and potpourri and clusters of tiny white flowers.
Synonyms
collection, selection, compendium, treasury, compilation, miscellany, pot-pourri
1. 1.1 A mixture of things, especially a musical or literary medley.
  he played a potpourri of tunes from Gilbert and Sullivan
  Example sentencesExamples
  The trunks are undisturbed, full of my film reels, video tapes, scripts and potpourri of neglected promotional materials.
  Advertisers are left to select a potpourri of shows and networks to reach Xers - and sometimes to throw in radio and online advertising.
  The artist is known for his fanciful painting in which a potpourri of objects, animals, characters from the artist's past life, from his dreams, and from his everyday life are evoked.
  The resultant effect in the hands of the drummers was a potpourri of sounds melting to create energy with their rhythm.
  The pianist won the gold for an intricate, playful and minutely precise combination performed to a potpourri of Russian melodies.
  What made her sets more than just a potpourri of disparate songs was her ability to somehow convincingly bind everything together.
  Extracted as a lone alkaloid from a potpourri of nutrients in the coca plant, then processed with forty-some chemicals, including ether, acetone and methyl ketone - it is a deadly drug.
  I tried setting out a potpourri of mixed birdseed, almonds, raisins, and even pieces of cornbread for the jays.
  The guitarist duo unveiled a potpourri of music blending it with African and Latin influences.
  But, he has decided to be innovative and stand unique among the rest with a potpourri of light and classical music, much to the delight of music buffs.
  Often sophisticated talk on literature becomes an end in itself at literary ‘dos’ where the semi-well-read drop names of a potpourri of philosophers and writers and ineptly dissect imagined themes.
  His column is a potpourri of banal observations, some ever so slightly to the left of the American political establishment, some to the right.
  Programmes ceased to be potpourris: the orchestral concert, with two halves each about an hour long, became the norm everywhere during the third quarter of the 19th century.
  The ‘other’ category consists of a potpourri of settings which include retail independent, nursing home, consultant, mail order, and managed care.
  He wanted to announce into the dial tone reverberating with a potpourri of foreign verbiage, ‘What are you doing?’
  This course was developed to cover a potpourri of topics prior to the selection of advanced practice rotation sites.
  It is likely that the success of that ballet encouraged other ballet companies to stage their own ballets based on Offenbach potpourris.
  Synonyms
  mixture, assortment, collection, selection, assemblage, medley, miscellany, melange, mix, variety, motley collection, mixed bag, patchwork, pastiche, blend

Origin

Early 17th century (denoting a stew made of different kinds of meat): from French, literally ‘rotten pot’.

单词	potpourri
释义	Definition of potpourri in English: potpourri nounPlural potpourrispəʊˈpʊəripɒtˈpʊəriˌpoʊpəˈri mass noun 1A mixture of dried petals and spices placed in a bowl to perfume a room. Example sentencesExamples A home scent, this crystallike potpourri contains Egyptian resin infused with notes of iced pineapple, peony, dianthus and white musk. Gather the petals for potpourri, dry some flowers and make a Christmas wreath, scatter a few fragrant petals in your bath water. Keep candles, potpourri, matches, cigarettes, etc., out of reach. Lemon verbena is a large, open plant with sandpapery, bright green, lemon-scented leaves used in teas and potpourri and clusters of tiny white flowers. Dried plant material also makes excellent potpourri and other scented gifts. Pretty by itself, the arrangement also makes a nice backdrop for a bowl offering party favors - this one a little linen bag filled with potpourri and cinched with a satin ribbon. From room deodorizers and potpourri to non-organic breakfasts and sheets that reek of bleach, the typical overnight stay can seem so toxic you'd almost rather stay home. Would you care to stay for a spell while I assemble the ingredients to plant my ‘butterfly potpourri?’ Listeners ought to hear the sleigh bells ring, see the vivid red of the velvet dress and smell the spicy potpourri steaming on the stove. You will find potpourri, herb plant collections, lavender stems and informational booklets. Secondly, the waiting room smelled of fresh potpourri, not disinfectant spray. Clear-glass candleholders, vases and potpourri bowls scattered throughout add a reflective sparkle to the room. Flowers of many varieties have a fragrance so heady that they're used to make potpourri, soap, and perfume; some are also used in cooking. They were at his apartment now, replaced by scented candles and bowls of potpourri. Their girlfriends keep dragging them out to buy potpourri bowls or faux-Chinese curtains or whatever, and the guys are starting to freak out. An old china pot or bowl bought in a junk shop and filled with potpourri can prove a hit. Besides the smell of cigarettes there was also a faint scent of peppermint potpourri. The leaves are used in potpourri, teas, and cooking. One method would be to take squares of cloth and make little pillows about 4 inches square stuffed with herbs or nicely scented potpourri. To his relief, he found on opening the box that it was just a bowl for holding potpourri. Synonyms collection, selection, compendium, treasury, compilation, miscellany, pot-pourri 1.1 A mixture or medley of things. he played a potpourri of tunes from Gilbert and Sullivan Example sentencesExamples The ‘other’ category consists of a potpourri of settings which include retail independent, nursing home, consultant, mail order, and managed care. He wanted to announce into the dial tone reverberating with a potpourri of foreign verbiage, ‘What are you doing?’ Advertisers are left to select a potpourri of shows and networks to reach Xers - and sometimes to throw in radio and online advertising. The artist is known for his fanciful painting in which a potpourri of objects, animals, characters from the artist's past life, from his dreams, and from his everyday life are evoked. What made her sets more than just a potpourri of disparate songs was her ability to somehow convincingly bind everything together. I tried setting out a potpourri of mixed birdseed, almonds, raisins, and even pieces of cornbread for the jays. The resultant effect in the hands of the drummers was a potpourri of sounds melting to create energy with their rhythm. The pianist won the gold for an intricate, playful and minutely precise combination performed to a potpourri of Russian melodies. Extracted as a lone alkaloid from a potpourri of nutrients in the coca plant, then processed with forty-some chemicals, including ether, acetone and methyl ketone - it is a deadly drug. Often sophisticated talk on literature becomes an end in itself at literary ‘dos’ where the semi-well-read drop names of a potpourri of philosophers and writers and ineptly dissect imagined themes. It is likely that the success of that ballet encouraged other ballet companies to stage their own ballets based on Offenbach potpourris. Programmes ceased to be potpourris: the orchestral concert, with two halves each about an hour long, became the norm everywhere during the third quarter of the 19th century. The trunks are undisturbed, full of my film reels, video tapes, scripts and potpourri of neglected promotional materials. But, he has decided to be innovative and stand unique among the rest with a potpourri of light and classical music, much to the delight of music buffs. This course was developed to cover a potpourri of topics prior to the selection of advanced practice rotation sites. The guitarist duo unveiled a potpourri of music blending it with African and Latin influences. His column is a potpourri of banal observations, some ever so slightly to the left of the American political establishment, some to the right. Synonyms mixture, assortment, collection, selection, assemblage, medley, miscellany, melange, mix, variety, motley collection, mixed bag, patchwork, pastiche, blend smorgasbord, ragbag, hotchpotch, hodgepodge, mishmash, jumble, farrago rare gallimaufry, omnium gatherum, olio, olla podrida, salmagundi, pasticcio, macédoine, motley Origin Early 17th century (denoting a stew made of different kinds of meat): from French, literally 'rotten pot'. Rhymes Hurri Definition of potpourri in US English: potpourri nounˌpōpəˈrēˌpoʊpəˈri 1A mixture of dried petals and spices placed in a bowl or small sack to perfume clothing or a room. Example sentencesExamples An old china pot or bowl bought in a junk shop and filled with potpourri can prove a hit. Clear-glass candleholders, vases and potpourri bowls scattered throughout add a reflective sparkle to the room. Listeners ought to hear the sleigh bells ring, see the vivid red of the velvet dress and smell the spicy potpourri steaming on the stove. Would you care to stay for a spell while I assemble the ingredients to plant my ‘butterfly potpourri?’ A home scent, this crystallike potpourri contains Egyptian resin infused with notes of iced pineapple, peony, dianthus and white musk. Secondly, the waiting room smelled of fresh potpourri, not disinfectant spray. Dried plant material also makes excellent potpourri and other scented gifts. To his relief, he found on opening the box that it was just a bowl for holding potpourri. You will find potpourri, herb plant collections, lavender stems and informational booklets. Their girlfriends keep dragging them out to buy potpourri bowls or faux-Chinese curtains or whatever, and the guys are starting to freak out. The leaves are used in potpourri, teas, and cooking. Pretty by itself, the arrangement also makes a nice backdrop for a bowl offering party favors - this one a little linen bag filled with potpourri and cinched with a satin ribbon. They were at his apartment now, replaced by scented candles and bowls of potpourri. Besides the smell of cigarettes there was also a faint scent of peppermint potpourri. From room deodorizers and potpourri to non-organic breakfasts and sheets that reek of bleach, the typical overnight stay can seem so toxic you'd almost rather stay home. Flowers of many varieties have a fragrance so heady that they're used to make potpourri, soap, and perfume; some are also used in cooking. Keep candles, potpourri, matches, cigarettes, etc., out of reach. One method would be to take squares of cloth and make little pillows about 4 inches square stuffed with herbs or nicely scented potpourri. Gather the petals for potpourri, dry some flowers and make a Christmas wreath, scatter a few fragrant petals in your bath water. Lemon verbena is a large, open plant with sandpapery, bright green, lemon-scented leaves used in teas and potpourri and clusters of tiny white flowers. Synonyms collection, selection, compendium, treasury, compilation, miscellany, pot-pourri 1.1 A mixture of things, especially a musical or literary medley. he played a potpourri of tunes from Gilbert and Sullivan Example sentencesExamples The trunks are undisturbed, full of my film reels, video tapes, scripts and potpourri of neglected promotional materials. Advertisers are left to select a potpourri of shows and networks to reach Xers - and sometimes to throw in radio and online advertising. The artist is known for his fanciful painting in which a potpourri of objects, animals, characters from the artist's past life, from his dreams, and from his everyday life are evoked. The resultant effect in the hands of the drummers was a potpourri of sounds melting to create energy with their rhythm. The pianist won the gold for an intricate, playful and minutely precise combination performed to a potpourri of Russian melodies. What made her sets more than just a potpourri of disparate songs was her ability to somehow convincingly bind everything together. Extracted as a lone alkaloid from a potpourri of nutrients in the coca plant, then processed with forty-some chemicals, including ether, acetone and methyl ketone - it is a deadly drug. I tried setting out a potpourri of mixed birdseed, almonds, raisins, and even pieces of cornbread for the jays. The guitarist duo unveiled a potpourri of music blending it with African and Latin influences. But, he has decided to be innovative and stand unique among the rest with a potpourri of light and classical music, much to the delight of music buffs. Often sophisticated talk on literature becomes an end in itself at literary ‘dos’ where the semi-well-read drop names of a potpourri of philosophers and writers and ineptly dissect imagined themes. His column is a potpourri of banal observations, some ever so slightly to the left of the American political establishment, some to the right. Programmes ceased to be potpourris: the orchestral concert, with two halves each about an hour long, became the norm everywhere during the third quarter of the 19th century. The ‘other’ category consists of a potpourri of settings which include retail independent, nursing home, consultant, mail order, and managed care. He wanted to announce into the dial tone reverberating with a potpourri of foreign verbiage, ‘What are you doing?’ This course was developed to cover a potpourri of topics prior to the selection of advanced practice rotation sites. It is likely that the success of that ballet encouraged other ballet companies to stage their own ballets based on Offenbach potpourris. Synonyms mixture, assortment, collection, selection, assemblage, medley, miscellany, melange, mix, variety, motley collection, mixed bag, patchwork, pastiche, blend Origin Early 17th century (denoting a stew made of different kinds of meat): from French, literally ‘rotten pot’.
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