Bouquet
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See also: bouquet
English
Etymology
Proper noun
Bouquet (plural Bouquets)
- A surname from French.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bouquet is the 38155th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 581 individuals. Bouquet is most common among White (70.91%) and Black/African American (17.56%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bouquet”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 205.
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Bouquet n (strong, genitive Bouquets, plural Bouquets)
- bouquet (a bunch of flowers, or rarely an assortment of other ornaments)
- Synonyms: Blumenstrauß, Gebinde, Strauß
- 1859, Ernst Kohlmünzer, Blumen-Bouquet, page 174:
- Sie hielt ein Bouquet von Alpenblümlein in der schneeigen Hand und grüßte mich mit der Natürlichkeit eines Kindes durch eine trauliche Handbewegung und Kopfnicken, […]
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- (transferred sense) bouquet (heart note of a perfume, scent of a particular wine)
- Synonym: (wine) Blume
- 1866, Johann Carl Leuchs, Jedermann auch ohne Weinberg, sein eigener Wein-Bereiter, page 17:
- Nur wenige Traubenarten haben ein starkes Bouquet, das sich schon dem Most mittheilt. Bei den meisten bildet sich dasselbe erst durch die Gährung oder wird wesentlich verändert oft selbst zerstört.
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Declension
Declension of Bouquet