Crossword clues for posies
posies
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Posy \Po"sy\, n.; pl. Posies. [Contr. fr. poesy.]
A brief poetical sentiment; hence, any brief sentiment, motto, or legend; especially, one inscribed on a ring. ``The posy of a ring.''
--Shak.-
[Probably so called from the use of flowers as having an enigmatical significance. Wedgwood.] A flower; a bouquet; a nosegay. ``Bridegroom's posies.''
--Spenser.We make a difference between suffering thistles to grow among us, and wearing them for posies.
--Swift.
Wiktionary
n. (posy English)
Wikipedia
Posies may refer to:
- Plural of posy
- The Posies, American alternative rock music group
Usage examples of "posies".
Park is fairly thin of company, and I saw some posies back there a while ago that would look very fetching tucked into your, um, into your.
She only reacted this way to posies as a rule, but when she glanced around she did not see any.
Helen had stood squinting in horror at the compressed patch of posies beneath.
She really had suffered a violent reaction to those posies he had purposely laid their blanket on.
Now that she smelled like stinkweed and posies, now she was eager to be helpful?
A woman might have sent ore or two posies in fun, but never for weeks on end.
Though I confess I have not sought to set a new fashion in posies to match a dress .
And nerve she had, no doubt of it, by the way in which she had refused to let his unsettling jests with oranges, posies and gloves disturb her.
It was with a mournful interest that all day I watched him follow the child about, gather her posies, help her to water her flowers, and accommodate himself to those whims and fancies, of which, as the pet and the youngest, Mistress Maud had her full share.