pot-pourrin.

Brit.

/ˌpəʊˈpʊəri/,

/ˌpəʊpᵿˈriː/, U.S.

/ˌpoʊpəˈri/

Inflections: Plural pot-pourris, pots-pourris, pots-pourri.

Forms: 1600s pot-porride, 1600s– pot-pourri, 1700s pot pourrie, 1700s– pot-pouri.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pot pourri.

Etymology: < French pot pourri dish of mixed meats (1564 in Middle French), collection or miscellany (1587), medley of tunes (1605), literary miscellany (1654), mixed petals for perfume (1690) < pot pot n.¹ + pourri , past participle of pourrir to be rotten (see pourry adj.), after Spanish olla podrida olla podrida n.In form pot porride perhaps influenced by Spanish podrida (in olla podrida: see above). The plural pots-pourris corresponds to the French plural form.

†1. A dish made from different kinds of meat cooked together in a stew; a hotchpotch. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > dish of many ingredients > [noun]

rapé1381

jussel?c1390

hodgepotc1430

composta1475

olla1535

olla podrida1590

gallimaufry1591

pot-pourri1611

hodge-podge1622

olio1642

potrido1651

salmagundi1674

oil1706

Solomon-gundy1752

chow-chow1795

powsowdie1816

make-up1841

poor do1870

scramble1893

mulligan1898

pot mess1914

chow1926

katogo1940

panaché1961

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Pot pourri, a pot porride; a Spanish dish of many seuerall meates boyled, or stued together.

1702 J. K. tr. F. Massialot Court & Country Cook 7 Potage of Pheasants with a Pot-pourri, or Hotch-potch.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique Pot-pourri, a Culinary Term, signifying an Hotch-Potch.

a. A mixture of dried petals of different flowers mixed with spices, kept in a jar or bowl to perfume a room. Also figurative.Quot. 1749 uses the term literally, but in the context of a comparison which anticipates 3a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant substance or perfume > nosegay

tuzzy-muzzyc1440

tyte tustc1440

nosegayc1500

tutty1578

nose-herba1616

wisp1626

pot-pourri1749

sachet1855

1749 Lady Luxborough Let. 29 Nov. in Lett. to W. Shenstone (1775) 144 It is the fashion for every body to write a couplet to the same tune..upon whatever person... Lords, Gentlemen, Ladies, Flirts, Scholars,..are all authors..and also the objects of each other's satire: it makes an offensive medley, and might be called a pot-pourri; which is a potful of all kinds of flowers which are severally perfumes, and commonly when mixt and rotten, smell very ill.

?1780 Courtenay, Perfumer, Opposite Somerset-House, in the Strand, London (single sheet) (list) Perfumes. Musk. Civet. Ambergrease. Pot Pourri. Pocket-books. Garters.

1855 S. Whiting Heliondé 71 A couch, which..was made of pot-pourri, or some mixture of dried flowers peculiar to the Sun.

1888 Bow Bells Weekly 29 June 408/2 Recipes for ‘Pot-pourri’... Collect rose leaves and lavender as they bloom, and place them in a jar in layers, with common or bay-salt... Add to them powdered orris-root, cloves [etc.].

1911 D. H. Lawrence White Peacock ii. ix. 344 The squire's lady has written a book filling these meadows and the mill precincts with pot-pourri romance.

1960 R. Hemphill Fragrance & Flavour 79 If the pot-pourri becomes too dry add more salt, and if too moist add more orris root powder.

1990 Lifestyle Summer 86/1 The possible substitutes for air fresheners are numerous, including pots pourri or essential oils.

b. A container designed to hold pot-pourri.

ΚΠ

1770 J. Wedgwood Let. 20 Aug. in Sel. Lett. (1965) 94 Or have an Auction..of Statues;..Lamps, Potpouri's [etc.].

1784 H. Walpole Descr. Villa Strawberry-Hill (new ed.) 8 A pot pourri of Saxon china, with coloured flowers embossed.

1822 Auction Catal. Fonthill Abbey 82 An old black and enamelled Japan pot pourri and cover.

1960 R. G. Haggar Conc. Encycl. Continental Pottery & Porcelain 381/1 Faience in the Swedish/Dutch style was made, that is useful pottery.., and ornamental pieces, (pot-pourris, tureens, etc.).

1989 Antiques Trade Gaz. 4 Mar. 25/2 (advt.) Ceramics, glass and metalware including..early 19th Century large pot pourri, possibly Mason.

3. figurative.

a. Music. A series of songs or melodies put together into one piece; a medley.Cf. quot. 1749 at sense 2a.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > type of piece > [noun] > medley or mix

medley1626

pasticcio1742

pot-pourri1790

quodlibet?c1809

selection1857

pastiche1934

mix1976

1790 Times 29 June 1/2 End of the Third Act [of a serenade], a Potpourri.

1855 Illustr. London News 29 Dec. 755/2 The overture to the pantomime consisted of a pot-pourri of those popular tunes which the professors of the street-organ have been insisting on during the past year.

1866 G. H. Lewes Let. 1 July in Geo. Eliot Lett. (1956) IV. 282 There drink the sparkling water and lounge in the sun listening to the tolerable band performing overtures..pot-pourris and waltzes.

1881 in Grove Dict. Music III. 22 Pot-pourri, a name first given by J. B. Cramer to a kind of drawing-room composition consisting of a string of well-known airs.

1920 Newark (Ohio) Advocate 6 Feb. 10/2 The Crescent Comedy Four will have a new potpouri of songs featuring Little Miss Lautenschlager.

1978 F. Maclean Take Nine Spies ii. 49 A pot-pourri from Franz Lehar's latest opera.

1991 Chicago Aug. 28/1 Tsutsumi..makes his Ravinia debut in a potpourri of sonatas by Beethoven, Debussy, Rachmaninoff.

b. A diverse collection or assortment of people or things; a miscellany, a mixture.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [noun] > incongruous mixture

hotchpotc1405

hodge-podgec1426

omnigatherum?a1430

mishmashc1475

peasemeala1525

omnium gatherum1530

mingle1548

hotchpotch1549

mingle-mangle1549

gallimaufry1551

rhapsody1574

sauce-medley1579

pell-mellc1586

linsey-woolsey1592

wilderness1594

brewage1599

motley1609

macaronic1611

medley1618

olla podridaa1635

farragoa1637

consarcination1640

porridge1642

olio1645

bisque1653

mélange1653

hash1660

jumble1661

farrage1698

capilotade1705

jargon1710

salmagundi1761

pasticcio1785

pea meal1789

ollapod1804

mixty-maxty1818

macédoine1820

ragbag1820

haggis1822

job lot1828

allsorts1831

conglomerate1837

pot-pourri1841

chow-chow1850

breccia1873

pastiche1873

macaroni1884

mixed bag1919

casserole1930

mixed bunch1958

rattle-bag1982

mulligan1993

1841 E. Rigby Resid. Shores Baltic II. xx. 144 Beautiful,..unique Fall [sc. the name of a house and estate]—the garden of Nature—the pot pourri of all nations—the quintessence of all tastes.

1893 Weekly Herald Despatch (Decatur, Illinois) 27 May 1/3 Part of a silver wine flask belonging to the first bishop of California also goes into the potpouri, together with a link from gold sleeve buttons worn by Gen. Artemus Ward.

1921 H. Crane Let. 25 Dec. (1965) 75 We have a houseful of indiscriminate relatives and it has been hard to collect myself for even this potpourri.

1971 World Archaeol. 3 193 All the work, except firing, takes place..amid the characteristic potpourri of tools, vessels, mats and clutter found in such household work areas.

1995 Alternative Press May 95 (advt.) Styles ranging from heavy and dance industrial to a veritable potpourri of soundscapes and colors.

c. A collection of diverse literary extracts; a literary miscellany; an anthology.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > a compilation > [noun] > miscellany

miscellanea1565

rhapsody?1566

miscellanies1598

miscellany1615

miscellaneal1633

miscellaneas1639

olio1655

collectanea1791

pot-pourri1864

1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Pot-pourri... A literary production made up of parts brought together without order, or bond of connection.

1894 G. B. Shaw in Fortn. Rev. Feb. 256 My first Richard III..turned out to be a wild pot-pourri of all the historical plays.

1898 S. R. Hole in 19th Cent. Apr. 647 There is no time for further enjoyment of this sweet, spicy Pot-pourri; no space for further extracts from this clever and comprehensive book.

1946 R.A.F. Jrnl. May 151 We blue~printed it as a pot-pourri of comment and opinion on Service life and manners.

1995 Maclean's 24 Apr. 67/1 The result is a potpourri of biography, art history and much else.

Compounds

(In sense 2a.)

pot-pourri bowl n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > perfume making > [noun] > container

musk ball1423

puff1436

casting-glass1544

perfuming pan1558

perfumer1591

pouncet-box1598

perfumier1601

sweet-bag1615

casting-bottle1638

perfuming pota1650

musk bag1687

smelling-bottle1722

scent-bottle1765

scent box1777

vinaigrette1811

scent jar1813

scent bag1816

scent ball1832

pouncet1843

scent casket1845

pot-pourri jar1848

cassolette1851

scent sachet1856

scent spray1858

lavender drawer1863

lavender bag1865

odorator1890

pot-pourri bowl1904

lavender sachet1938

1904 Daily Chron. 17 June 8/3 The soft, delicate perfume of some old china pot-pourri bowl.

2000 M. Sargeant Royal Crown Derby 22 A wide range of beautifully decorated vases, pot-pourri bowls and pastille burners.

pot-pourri jar n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > perfume making > [noun] > container

musk ball1423

puff1436

casting-glass1544

perfuming pan1558

perfumer1591

pouncet-box1598

perfumier1601

sweet-bag1615

casting-bottle1638

perfuming pota1650

musk bag1687

smelling-bottle1722

scent-bottle1765

scent box1777

vinaigrette1811

scent jar1813

scent bag1816

scent ball1832

pouncet1843

scent casket1845

pot-pourri jar1848

cassolette1851

scent sachet1856

scent spray1858

lavender drawer1863

lavender bag1865

odorator1890

pot-pourri bowl1904

lavender sachet1938

1848 Times 27 Apr. 8/6 Ornamental china pot-pourri jars, vases, baskets, &c.

1991 Southwest Sampler (U.S.) Fall 54/2 (advt.) These charming Membres-styles potpourri jars make a delightful addition to any room.

pot-pourri-scented adj.

ΚΠ

1903 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 451/1 The pot-pourri-scented drawing-room led into a conservatory.

1991 Wellsboro (Pa.) Gaz. 10 July 13/2 Where else can shoppers browse through pot-pourri scented aisles looking at porcelain collectibles?

pot-pourri vase n.

ΚΠ

1835 Times 28 Aug. 8/5 Pot-pourri vases, cabinet cups, [etc.].

1957 C. W. Mankowitz & R. G. Haggar Conc. Encycl. Eng. Pottery & Porcelain 162/1 Less frequent are such pieces as..pot-pourri vases.

1999 Grosvenor House Art & Antiques Fair: 1999 Handbk. 81/2 (caption) A pair of French ormolu-mounted pot-pourri vases, circa 1790.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pot-pourri
释义	pot-pourrin. Brit. /ˌpəʊˈpʊəri/, /ˌpəʊpᵿˈriː/, U.S. /ˌpoʊpəˈri/ Inflections: Plural pot-pourris, pots-pourris, pots-pourri. Forms: 1600s pot-porride, 1600s– pot-pourri, 1700s pot pourrie, 1700s– pot-pouri. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pot pourri. Etymology: < French pot pourri dish of mixed meats (1564 in Middle French), collection or miscellany (1587), medley of tunes (1605), literary miscellany (1654), mixed petals for perfume (1690) < pot pot n.¹ + pourri , past participle of pourrir to be rotten (see pourry adj.), after Spanish olla podrida olla podrida n.In form pot porride perhaps influenced by Spanish podrida (in olla podrida: see above). The plural pots-pourris corresponds to the French plural form. †1. A dish made from different kinds of meat cooked together in a stew; a hotchpotch. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > dish of many ingredients > [noun] rapé1381 jussel?c1390 hodgepotc1430 composta1475 olla1535 olla podrida1590 gallimaufry1591 pot-pourri1611 hodge-podge1622 olio1642 potrido1651 salmagundi1674 oil1706 Solomon-gundy1752 chow-chow1795 powsowdie1816 make-up1841 poor do1870 scramble1893 mulligan1898 pot mess1914 chow1926 katogo1940 panaché1961 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Pot pourri, a pot porride; a Spanish dish of many seuerall meates boyled, or stued together. 1702 J. K. tr. F. Massialot Court & Country Cook 7 Potage of Pheasants with a Pot-pourri, or Hotch-potch. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique Pot-pourri, a Culinary Term, signifying an Hotch-Potch. 2. a. A mixture of dried petals of different flowers mixed with spices, kept in a jar or bowl to perfume a room. Also figurative.Quot. 1749 uses the term literally, but in the context of a comparison which anticipates 3a. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant substance or perfume > nosegay tuzzy-muzzyc1440 tyte tustc1440 nosegayc1500 tutty1578 nose-herba1616 wisp1626 pot-pourri1749 sachet1855 1749 Lady Luxborough Let. 29 Nov. in Lett. to W. Shenstone (1775) 144 It is the fashion for every body to write a couplet to the same tune..upon whatever person... Lords, Gentlemen, Ladies, Flirts, Scholars,..are all authors..and also the objects of each other's satire: it makes an offensive medley, and might be called a pot-pourri; which is a potful of all kinds of flowers which are severally perfumes, and commonly when mixt and rotten, smell very ill. ?1780 Courtenay, Perfumer, Opposite Somerset-House, in the Strand, London (single sheet) (list) Perfumes. Musk. Civet. Ambergrease. Pot Pourri. Pocket-books. Garters. 1855 S. Whiting Heliondé 71 A couch, which..was made of pot-pourri, or some mixture of dried flowers peculiar to the Sun. 1888 Bow Bells Weekly 29 June 408/2 Recipes for ‘Pot-pourri’... Collect rose leaves and lavender as they bloom, and place them in a jar in layers, with common or bay-salt... Add to them powdered orris-root, cloves [etc.]. 1911 D. H. Lawrence White Peacock ii. ix. 344 The squire's lady has written a book filling these meadows and the mill precincts with pot-pourri romance. 1960 R. Hemphill Fragrance & Flavour 79 If the pot-pourri becomes too dry add more salt, and if too moist add more orris root powder. 1990 Lifestyle Summer 86/1 The possible substitutes for air fresheners are numerous, including pots pourri or essential oils. b. A container designed to hold pot-pourri. ΚΠ 1770 J. Wedgwood Let. 20 Aug. in Sel. Lett. (1965) 94 Or have an Auction..of Statues;..Lamps, Potpouri's [etc.]. 1784 H. Walpole Descr. Villa Strawberry-Hill (new ed.) 8 A pot pourri of Saxon china, with coloured flowers embossed. 1822 Auction Catal. Fonthill Abbey 82 An old black and enamelled Japan pot pourri and cover. 1960 R. G. Haggar Conc. Encycl. Continental Pottery & Porcelain 381/1 Faience in the Swedish/Dutch style was made, that is useful pottery.., and ornamental pieces, (pot-pourris, tureens, etc.). 1989 Antiques Trade Gaz. 4 Mar. 25/2 (advt.) Ceramics, glass and metalware including..early 19th Century large pot pourri, possibly Mason. 3. figurative. a. Music. A series of songs or melodies put together into one piece; a medley.Cf. quot. 1749 at sense 2a. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > type of piece > [noun] > medley or mix medley1626 pasticcio1742 pot-pourri1790 quodlibet?c1809 selection1857 pastiche1934 mix1976 1790 Times 29 June 1/2 End of the Third Act [of a serenade], a Potpourri. 1855 Illustr. London News 29 Dec. 755/2 The overture to the pantomime consisted of a pot-pourri of those popular tunes which the professors of the street-organ have been insisting on during the past year. 1866 G. H. Lewes Let. 1 July in Geo. Eliot Lett. (1956) IV. 282 There drink the sparkling water and lounge in the sun listening to the tolerable band performing overtures..pot-pourris and waltzes. 1881 in Grove Dict. Music III. 22 Pot-pourri, a name first given by J. B. Cramer to a kind of drawing-room composition consisting of a string of well-known airs. 1920 Newark (Ohio) Advocate 6 Feb. 10/2 The Crescent Comedy Four will have a new potpouri of songs featuring Little Miss Lautenschlager. 1978 F. Maclean Take Nine Spies ii. 49 A pot-pourri from Franz Lehar's latest opera. 1991 Chicago Aug. 28/1 Tsutsumi..makes his Ravinia debut in a potpourri of sonatas by Beethoven, Debussy, Rachmaninoff. b. A diverse collection or assortment of people or things; a miscellany, a mixture. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [noun] > incongruous mixture hotchpotc1405 hodge-podgec1426 omnigatherum?a1430 mishmashc1475 peasemeala1525 omnium gatherum1530 mingle1548 hotchpotch1549 mingle-mangle1549 gallimaufry1551 rhapsody1574 sauce-medley1579 pell-mellc1586 linsey-woolsey1592 wilderness1594 brewage1599 motley1609 macaronic1611 medley1618 olla podridaa1635 farragoa1637 consarcination1640 porridge1642 olio1645 bisque1653 mélange1653 hash1660 jumble1661 farrage1698 capilotade1705 jargon1710 salmagundi1761 pasticcio1785 pea meal1789 ollapod1804 mixty-maxty1818 macédoine1820 ragbag1820 haggis1822 job lot1828 allsorts1831 conglomerate1837 pot-pourri1841 chow-chow1850 breccia1873 pastiche1873 macaroni1884 mixed bag1919 casserole1930 mixed bunch1958 rattle-bag1982 mulligan1993 1841 E. Rigby Resid. Shores Baltic II. xx. 144 Beautiful,..unique Fall [sc. the name of a house and estate]—the garden of Nature—the pot pourri of all nations—the quintessence of all tastes. 1893 Weekly Herald Despatch (Decatur, Illinois) 27 May 1/3 Part of a silver wine flask belonging to the first bishop of California also goes into the potpouri, together with a link from gold sleeve buttons worn by Gen. Artemus Ward. 1921 H. Crane Let. 25 Dec. (1965) 75 We have a houseful of indiscriminate relatives and it has been hard to collect myself for even this potpourri. 1971 World Archaeol. 3 193 All the work, except firing, takes place..amid the characteristic potpourri of tools, vessels, mats and clutter found in such household work areas. 1995 Alternative Press May 95 (advt.) Styles ranging from heavy and dance industrial to a veritable potpourri of soundscapes and colors. c. A collection of diverse literary extracts; a literary miscellany; an anthology. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > a compilation > [noun] > miscellany miscellanea1565 rhapsody?1566 miscellanies1598 miscellany1615 miscellaneal1633 miscellaneas1639 olio1655 collectanea1791 pot-pourri1864 1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Pot-pourri... A literary production made up of parts brought together without order, or bond of connection. 1894 G. B. Shaw in Fortn. Rev. Feb. 256 My first Richard III..turned out to be a wild pot-pourri of all the historical plays. 1898 S. R. Hole in 19th Cent. Apr. 647 There is no time for further enjoyment of this sweet, spicy Pot-pourri; no space for further extracts from this clever and comprehensive book. 1946 R.A.F. Jrnl. May 151 We blue~printed it as a pot-pourri of comment and opinion on Service life and manners. 1995 Maclean's 24 Apr. 67/1 The result is a potpourri of biography, art history and much else. Compounds (In sense 2a.) pot-pourri bowl n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > perfume making > [noun] > container musk ball1423 puff1436 casting-glass1544 perfuming pan1558 perfumer1591 pouncet-box1598 perfumier1601 sweet-bag1615 casting-bottle1638 perfuming pota1650 musk bag1687 smelling-bottle1722 scent-bottle1765 scent box1777 vinaigrette1811 scent jar1813 scent bag1816 scent ball1832 pouncet1843 scent casket1845 pot-pourri jar1848 cassolette1851 scent sachet1856 scent spray1858 lavender drawer1863 lavender bag1865 odorator1890 pot-pourri bowl1904 lavender sachet1938 1904 Daily Chron. 17 June 8/3 The soft, delicate perfume of some old china pot-pourri bowl. 2000 M. Sargeant Royal Crown Derby 22 A wide range of beautifully decorated vases, pot-pourri bowls and pastille burners. pot-pourri jar n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > perfume making > [noun] > container musk ball1423 puff1436 casting-glass1544 perfuming pan1558 perfumer1591 pouncet-box1598 perfumier1601 sweet-bag1615 casting-bottle1638 perfuming pota1650 musk bag1687 smelling-bottle1722 scent-bottle1765 scent box1777 vinaigrette1811 scent jar1813 scent bag1816 scent ball1832 pouncet1843 scent casket1845 pot-pourri jar1848 cassolette1851 scent sachet1856 scent spray1858 lavender drawer1863 lavender bag1865 odorator1890 pot-pourri bowl1904 lavender sachet1938 1848 Times 27 Apr. 8/6 Ornamental china pot-pourri jars, vases, baskets, &c. 1991 Southwest Sampler (U.S.) Fall 54/2 (advt.) These charming Membres-styles potpourri jars make a delightful addition to any room. pot-pourri-scented adj. ΚΠ 1903 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 451/1 The pot-pourri-scented drawing-room led into a conservatory. 1991 Wellsboro (Pa.) Gaz. 10 July 13/2 Where else can shoppers browse through pot-pourri scented aisles looking at porcelain collectibles? pot-pourri vase n. ΚΠ 1835 Times 28 Aug. 8/5 Pot-pourri vases, cabinet cups, [etc.]. 1957 C. W. Mankowitz & R. G. Haggar Conc. Encycl. Eng. Pottery & Porcelain 162/1 Less frequent are such pieces as..pot-pourri vases. 1999 Grosvenor House Art & Antiques Fair: 1999 Handbk. 81/2 (caption) A pair of French ormolu-mounted pot-pourri vases, circa 1790. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1611
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