资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Posy \Po"sy\, n.; pl. {Posies}. [Contr. fr. poesy.]
   1. A brief poetical sentiment; hence, any brief sentiment,
      motto, or legend; especially, one inscribed on a ring.
      ``The posy of a ring.'' --Shak.

   2. [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.