nosegay
a small bunch of flowers; bouquet; posy.
Origin of nosegay
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How to use nosegay in a sentence
When our nosegay is ready, we lay the cone with the flowers very carefully in a dish of water.
The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1 | VariousSo she has a notion she must be very fine indeed now, carrying a nosegay bigger than her own head.
Child Life In Town And Country | Anatole FranceSo Catherine sings, as she gathers her nosegay: "Away to the woods alone" and "My heart is for him, my heart is for him."
Child Life In Town And Country | Anatole FranceIt would puzzle a gardener to surpass the elegance and delicacy of such a nosegay.
Aunt Deborah | Mary Russell MitfordSo what does he do, on obtaining the nosegay, but examine it well.
My Lady Ludlow | Elizabeth Gaskell
British Dictionary definitions for nosegay
/ (ˈnəʊzˌɡeɪ) /
a small bunch of flowers; posy
Origin of nosegay
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