NOSEGAY Meang: "bunch of flowers ed to light the sense of smell," late 15c., om nose (n.) + gay an obsolete… See orig and meang of nosegay.
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The meang of NOSEGAY is a small bunch of flowers : posy. Did you know? * gay nose definition *
Nosegay is a homegrown word—that is, origated English. 15th-century Middle English speakers joed nose (which meant then what do today) wh gay (which, at the time, meant "ornament").
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Nosegay fn, a small bunch of flowers; bouquet; posy. See more." name="scriptn * gay nose definition *
That mak nosegay an appropriate term for a bunch of flowers, which is ed an ornament that appeals to the nose. Today, the word nosegay is pecially mon the bridal bs, where ually refers to a specific type of bouquet: a round, tight bunch of flowers as opposed to a sdg bouquet or other type of arrangement.
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a stately procsn of brismaids holdg small nosegays.
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Lay flowers across one palm and hold them like a nosegay.