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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
posy1

▶noun (pl. posies)

1 a small bunch of flowers.

2 archaic a short motto or line of verse inscribed inside a ring.

– origin ME (in sense 2): contr. of poesy.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
posy2

▶adjective variant spelling of posey.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
posey /ˈpəʊzi/ (also posy)

▶adjective (posier, posiest) informal pretentious.

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