Definition of posey Posey

/powˈzi/ - [powzee] -

We found 3 definitions of posey from 3 different sources.

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What does posey mean?

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  • posey
    A small bunch of flowers typically given as a gift and often held together by a string around the flower stems.

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  • posey
    A nosegay. I shall see you ride backwards up Holborn-hill, with a book in one hand, and a posey in t'other; i.e. I shall see you go to be hanged. Malefactors who piqued themselves on being properly equipped for that occasion, had always a nosegay to smell to, and a prayer book, although they could not read.

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