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View synonyms for nosegay

nosegay

[ nohz-gey ]

noun

  1. a small bunch of flowers; bouquet; posy.


nosegay

/ ˈnəʊzˌɡeɪ /

noun

  1. a small bunch of flowers; posy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of nosegay1

1375–1425; late Middle English: literally, a gay (obsolete, something pretty; gay ) for the nose (i.e., to smell)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nosegay1

C15: from nose + archaic gay a toy
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Example Sentences

When our nosegay is ready, we lay the cone with the flowers very carefully in a dish of water.

So she has a notion she must be very fine indeed now, carrying a nosegay bigger than her own head.

So Catherine sings, as she gathers her nosegay: "Away to the woods alone" and "My heart is for him, my heart is for him."

It would puzzle a gardener to surpass the elegance and delicacy of such a nosegay.

So what does he do, on obtaining the nosegay, but examine it well.

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