‖ bouquetier
(buːkəˈtɪə(r), Fr. buktje)
Also erron. -ière.
[Fr., f. bouquet.]
A small holder for a bunch of flowers, esp. one carried in the hand.
| 1786 J. Wedgwood Let. 22 July (1965) 300 It consisted of upwards of {pstlg}100 worth, of vases, bouquetiers, [etc.]. 1871 A. Nesbitt in W. Chaffers Catal. Slade Coll. Glass 80 Large Blue Bouquetière. 1875 E. Meteyard Wedgwood Handbk. 392 Bouquetier. A flower-pot,..often with a pierced cover for the insertion of the stems of flowers. |