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nosegay
n. small bouquet of flowers


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Nosegay
Nosegay may also refer to the name of an anteater in the video game Animal Crossing.A nosegay, posey (or posy), flower bouquet or tussie-mussie is a small bunch of flowers, typically given as a gift. They have existed in some form since at least medieval times, when they were worn around the head or on the lapel to mask the unpleasant smells of the time - literally, to keep the nose gay (to keep the nose happy). In their current form, they rose to popularity during the reign of Queen Victoria, from 1837 onwards, at which time the tussie-mussie became a popular fashion accessory. See the book entitled Tussie-Mussies, the Victorian Art of Expressing Yourself in the Language of Flowers, Workman Publishing, 1993.
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nosegay
Noun
1. an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
(synonym) bouquet, corsage, posy
(hypernym) flower arrangement


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Nosegay
(n.)
A bunch of odorous and showy flowers; a bouquet; a posy.
  

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n.
گل دستہ, پھولوں کا گچھا

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