nosegay

[ nohz-gey ]

/ ˈnoʊzˌgeɪ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR nosegay ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a small bunch of flowers; bouquet; posy.

Origin of nosegay

1375–1425; late Middle English: literally, a gay (obsolete, something pretty; see gay) for the nose (i.e., to smell)

Words nearby nosegay

nosedive, nose drops, nose ender, no-see-um, nose flute, nosegay, nose glasses, nose guard, nose in, nose in a book, have one's, nose in the air, have one's

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Example sentences from the Web for nosegay

Tell your mistress that whoever wants this nosegay must come herself and say: 'Yanitchko, give me that nosegay.'
The Shoemaker's Apron|Parker Fillmore
Isabel liked her company; it had the effect of one's carrying a nosegay composed all of the same flower.
The Portrait of a Lady|Henry James
Dr. Courtenay, of course, with a nosegay on his coat, striving to catch the beauty's eye.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill
If one only could go out and look at the flowers, and take poor Flora up a nosegay!
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge

Whoever wants this nosegay must say: 'My dear Yanitchko, I beg you most politely please to give me that nosegay.'
The Shoemaker's Apron|Parker Fillmore

British Dictionary definitions for nosegay

nosegay

/ (ˈnəʊzˌɡeɪ) /

noun

a small bunch of flowers; posy

Word Origin for nosegay

C15: from nose + archaic gay a toy

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单词	nosegay
释义	nosegay [ nohz-gey ] / ˈnoʊzˌgeɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR nosegay ON THESAURUS.COM noun a small bunch of flowers; bouquet; posy. Origin of nosegay 1375–1425; late Middle English: literally, a gay (obsolete, something pretty; see gay) for the nose (i.e., to smell) Words nearby nosegay nosedive, nose drops, nose ender, no-see-um, nose flute, nosegay, nose glasses, nose guard, nose in, nose in a book, have one's, nose in the air, have one's Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nosegay Tell your mistress that whoever wants this nosegay must come herself and say: 'Yanitchko, give me that nosegay.' The Shoemaker's Apron\|Parker Fillmore Isabel liked her company; it had the effect of one's carrying a nosegay composed all of the same flower. The Portrait of a Lady\|Henry James Dr. Courtenay, of course, with a nosegay on his coat, striving to catch the beauty's eye. Richard Carvel, Complete\|Winston Churchill If one only could go out and look at the flowers, and take poor Flora up a nosegay! The Daisy Chain\|Charlotte Yonge Whoever wants this nosegay must say: 'My dear Yanitchko, I beg you most politely please to give me that nosegay.' The Shoemaker's Apron\|Parker Fillmore British Dictionary definitions for nosegay nosegay / (ˈnəʊzˌɡeɪ) / noun a small bunch of flowers; posy Word Origin for nosegay C15: from nose + archaic gay a toy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to nosegay bouquet, posy, flowers
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nosegay

noun

Origin of nosegay

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Example sentences from the Web for nosegay

British Dictionary definitions for nosegay

noun

Word Origin for nosegay

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