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View synonyms for nosegay
nosegay
[ nohz-gey ]
noun
- a small bunch of flowers; bouquet; posy.
nosegay
/ ˈnəʊzˌɡeɪ /
noun
- a small bunch of flowers; posy
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Word History and Origins
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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.
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So she has a notion she must be very fine indeed now, carrying a nosegay bigger than her own head.
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So Catherine sings, as she gathers her nosegay: "Away to the woods alone" and "My heart is for him, my heart is for him."
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It would puzzle a gardener to surpass the elegance and delicacy of such a nosegay.
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So what does he do, on obtaining the nosegay, but examine it well.
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