potpourri

• Finally I found it snuggled securely under one of the goosedown pillows on the four-poster bed It was a little basket of potpourri, lovingly purchased and left there for me by my devoted little sister 5 I was dreaming about sheep, dozens of them. —  Muller, Marcia - [McCone 08] Eye of the Storm UC FR.htm
• Through the lobby with its smell of chemical potpourri, to the dining room where the aunt waited. —  The Shipping News
• Warning : Don't even think of sampling the fare here if you have anything important to do in the next eight hours exit There you have it: a potpourri, a mishmashed medley, a gallimaufry, if you will, of sites to celebrate our decade of clicking URLs together. —  Asimov'sSF,June2008
• And, beneath, a faint sweet prevailing fragrance of what Miss Lutter called her potpourri . —  The Gravedigger’s Daughter
• Aisles of utilitarian merchandise—over-the-counter medicines, personal care items, household cleaning products, school supplies, greeting cards, and wrapping paper— alternated with what my half-Jewish, half-black friend Adah Joslyn calls “tchotchkes”: ornate figurines, potpourri, American flag doormats, whimsical windchimes, T-shirts imprinted with cutesy sayings (“Ex-lovers Make Great Speedbumps!”), Beanie Babies and teddy bears, scented candles, a bank shaped like a toilet that made flushing noises when coins were deposited. —  The Dangerous Hour - Muller, Marcia - Sharon McCone 23

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