From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishldoce_033_fbouquetbou‧quet /bəʊˈkeɪ, buː- $ boʊ-, buː-/ ●○○ noun 1 [countable]HBP an arrangement of flowers, especially one that you give to someone2 [countable, uncountable]CODFD the smell of a wine
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bouquet• It features Sweetheart Rose in a bridal veil with a special bridal bouquet.• It is a light wine with a clean bouquet and taste.• Throws her bouquet to her unmarried friends before she leaves.• On the long windowsill in her office sits an impressive bouquet of long-stemmed yellow roses.• There was a knock on the door and a member of the Prince's staff appeared with a large bouquet of flowers.• A carved plaque with an occasional bouquet of cut roses is hardly the memorial those early saints would have wanted.• She then stabbed him with a butcher's knife hidden in the bouquet.• The flavours of both cheeses are less powerful than the bouquets.Origin bouquet (1700-1800) French Old North French bosquet “plants growing thickly together”, from Old French bosc “forest”