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posy - use in sentences
Converse of object
- carry: They will walk up the aisle in front of the bride carrying a posy of flowers.
- hold: Chloe is a lovely statue with a detailed summer dress and she is holding a posy of flowers behind her back.
- have: Glenna's dress was a mass of rose colored frills and she had a small posy of the same flowers.
Adjective modifier
- simple: Whether it is a simple posy or a magnificent bouquet, they all get the same attention to detail.
- small: She passes a sixpence to the tall woman who hands it to me and I present both women with small posies of wild flowers.
- beautiful: Mix anemones with other flowers or use them in either single or mixed colors to make beautiful posies.
- floral: On the lid there are four panels of grisaille enamel decoration depicting small floral posies of roses.
Modifies a noun
- vase: Bronze type tablets are attached to the walls and each tablet may have a posy vase attached.
- ring: Joan Cawley says her 38-year-old son Peter came across the 17th century posy ring on October 29, 2001.
- style: The posy style of bouquet draws attention to the middle of the body.
- top: The trail flowers are attached to a central wire Shower A posy top, flowing down to a single trail of flowers.
Possessives
- bridesmaid: To enhance your color scheme, each bridesmaid's posy could echo the colors of her individual gown.
Preposition: of
- flower: They will walk up the aisle in front of the bride carrying a posy of flowers.
- rose: As I couldn't bear to see the orchids damaged the florist had created a beautiful posy of roses for me to throw.
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