POT-POURRI
\pˈɒtpˈɔːɹi], \pˈɒtpˈɔːɹi], \p_ˈɒ_t_p_ˈɔː_ɹ_i]\
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p[=o]-p[=oo]-r[=e]', n. a ragout of meats, vegetables, &c.: a mixture of sweet-scented materials, chiefly dried flowers: medley of musical airs: a literary production composed of unconnected parts. [Fr. pot, pot, pourrir, to rot--L. putr[=e]re, to putrefy.]
By Thomas Davidson
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