| NOUN | a potpourri | potpourris |
| SYNO | medley | pastiche | potpourri |
NOUN article.ind sg | pl
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Usage Examples English
- It was performed as part of a potpourri where the band performs other songs by Iglesias under the title "Potpourri de Quique".
- If Harbage's argument is valid, it contains a measure of irony: Dryden mixed Brome with Suckling in his potpourri of influences and borrowings, and Suckling and Brome were theatrical rivals.
- The rose potpourri scented foliage of hybrids is composed of camphor and 1,8-cineole. Named cultivars with a eucalyptus scent also contain around 20% 1,8-cineole.
- They are popular in flower arrangements and have been used in potpourri.
- In ceramics manufacturing, a potpourri vase is specifically designed for holding potpourri.
- The cones with their papery bracts, that look like spruce cones and are known as “sabulosum cones”, are sometimes gathered and used in potpourri.
- The name of the company is a pun on potpourri.
- Sources for the tunes used in this rhapsody include a csárdás by Márk Rózsavölgyi, a melody from the manuscript collection "Nagy potpourri", Beni Egressy's "Fantázia", and a portion of "A Csikós".
- "The Care Bears' Book of Facts and Fables": The Care Bears host a fascinating potpourri of cooking trivia and yummy recipes that children can do themselves.
- A potpourri from "Der Ring des Polykrates" for piano arranged by L. Ruffin was recorded by Nimbus Records in 2001.
- The seeds are often used in artisan jewelry and the dried pods in flower arrangements, the composition of bouquets and decorative potpourri.
- As well as being a houseplant or outdoor perennial depending on climate, the leaves are very aromatic and can be used in something like potpourri.
- "Swango" is a dance revue conceived and choreographed by Mariela Franganillo and Robert Royston, with a script by Rupert Holmes and a potpourri of tango and swing music.
- The dried fruits, which resemble miniature pumpkins, are found in potpourri and sold as "putka pods".
- Once important in western herbal medicine, it is now used mainly as a fixative and base note in perfumery; it is the most widely used fixative for potpourri.
- Kurti composed two potpourris on Shkodrane urban popular songs called "The Musical Entertainment of our Forefathers", the second of which is in F Major.
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