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Bowl or jar of fragrant petals and spices
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potpourri
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Word definitions for potpourri in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Potpourri \Pot`pour`ri"\, n. [F., fr. pot pot + pourri, p. p. of pourrir to rot, L. putrere. Cf. Olla-podrida .] A medley or mixture. Specifically: A ragout composed of different sorts of meats, vegetables, etc., cooked together. A jar or packet of flower ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Potpourri is a mixture of dried, naturally fragrant plant material, used to provide a gentle natural scent inside buildings, most commonly in residential settings. It is usually placed in a decorative (often wooden) bowl, or tied in small sachet made from ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a potpourri of religious ideas EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ All round, the rich stink of sweat, urine, spilled ale, even a trace of potpourri . ▪ For a week six bubbles were filled with boxes full of potpourri which had become ...
Usage examples of potpourri.
Martha, who was gathering Tellicherry peppercorns, orrisroot powder, bayberry bark, senna pods, lemon verbena and rosehips from her backyard for potpourri.
This potpourri of grease and onion and cheese and charbroiled meat had already flooded the room with a delicious melange of aromas.
At the moment, it was covered with herbs, packaged for potpourri, for tea and for culinary uses, as well as several tubes of ointments and a number of ceramic canisters.
Sword in hand he gazed around the cabin, only vaguely aware of the rich tapestries and silver vessels filled with sweetmeats, dried fruits and potpourri.
Pot holders and dish towels sported rooster designs, and in a colorful, hand-painted bowl was the essential orange-scented potpourri.
They ran up a narrow, picturesque street, with flower boxes in the windows and old women selling a few wares on their doorsteps, from tatted lace shawls to homemade potpourri.
I have such a potpourri, Cap - photos, tapes, Xerox copies of documents that would make the blood of our good friend John Q. Public run cold.
I have such a potpourri, Cap-photos, tapes, Xerox copies of documents that would make the blood of our good friend John Q. Public run cold.
There were a half dozen of them, filled with sacks of potpourri, bottles of oils and creams, beribboned sachets, satiny sleep pillows and a month's supply of special orders that ran from tonics to personalized perfumes.