Po·sy n.; pl. Posies
  1. A brief poetical sentiment; hence, any brief sentiment, motto, or legend; especially, one inscribed on a ring. “The posy of a ring.”
  2.  A flower; a bouquet; a nosegay. “Bridegroom's posies.”
     We make a difference between suffering thistles to grow among us, and wearing them for posies.   --Swift.
  ◄ ►