small bouquet of flowers
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Nosegay Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
A bunch of odorous and showy flowers; a bouquet; a posy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA bunch of odorous and showy flowers; a bouquet; a posy.
nosegay
\nose"gay`\ (?), n. [nose + gay in the sense of a gay or showy thing.] a bunch of odorous and showy flowers; a bouquet; a posy.
nosegay
n : an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present [syn: bouquet, corsage, posy]
Noun
1. an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
(synonym) bouquet, corsage, posy
(hypernym) flower arrangement
Nosegay Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A nosegay, tussie-mussie, or posy/posey/posie is a small flower bouquet, typically given as a gift. They have existed in some form since at least medieval times, when they were carried or worn around the head or bodice.
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