beau-pot
(ˈbəʊpɒt)
[f. F. beau beautiful + pot pot: possibly, in its origin, a mistaken spelling of bough-pot q.v.]
A large ornamental vase for cut flowers.
| 1761 Garrick & Colman Cland. Marr. ii. Wks. 1798 III. 27 A bunch of flowers as big as the cook or the nurse carry to town..for a beaupot. 1867 Miss Muloch Two Marr. II. 80 Flowers to replenish the beau-pot in the grate. |