Nosegay fn, a small bunch of flowers; bouquet; posy. See more." name="scriptn
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NOSEGAY
The meang of NOSEGAY is a small bunch of flowers : posy. Did you know? * what is nose gay *
Nosegay is a homegrown word—that is, origated English.
WHAT IS A NOSEGAY BOUQUET?
A small bunch of flowers; a bouquet nosegay was Word of the Day on March 9, 2001 on " name="Dcriptn" property="og:scriptn * what is nose gay *
15th-century Middle English speakers joed nose (which meant then what do today) wh gay (which, at the time, meant "ornament"). That mak nosegay an appropriate term for a bunch of flowers, which is ed an ornament that appeals to the nose.
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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. For example, a pact llectn of enjoyably lighthearted short stori might be lled "a nosegay of a book. a stately procsn of brismaids holdg small nosegays.
Today's nosegay bouquets are associated maly wh weddgs. This round arrangement is known for s nsely packed flowers which are often bound wh a ribbon. While the bri ually rri a larger bouquet, the members of the weddg party ually rry the smaller nosegays. In addn to ... * what is nose gay *
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Lay flowers across one palm and hold them like a nosegay.