hand-tied

adjective

Of a bouquet: formed by bringing the stems together in one's hand and then tying them.

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Meanings

adjectivehand-tied (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf a bouquet: formed by bringing the stems together in one's hand and then tying them.
nounhand-tied (plural hand-tieds)

plural hand-tieds

  1. A bouquet prepared in this manner.

    Line flowers, in general, don't work for hand-tieds, whereas mass and filler flowers do.

    2006, Floral Management, volumes 23-24, page xlix
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hand-tied,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand-tied.

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