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nose·gay  (nzg)

n.

A small bunch of flowers; a bouquet.

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[Middle English : nose, nose; see nose + gai, joyous, ornament; see gay.]

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nosegay [ˈnəʊzˌgeɪ]

n

a small bunch of flowers; posy

[from nose + archaic gay a toy]

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Nosegay bunch of fragrant flowers or herbs. See also bouquet.

Examples: nosegay from the drains, 1889; of the elect, 1626; of flowers, 1578; of gold, 1704; of herbs, 1853; of wit and politeness, 1731; of yellow hair.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

nosegay - an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present bouquet, corsage, posy floral arrangement, flower arrangement - a decorative arrangement of flowers

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nosegay

noun posy, spray, bouquet, corsage In Greece, marjoram is considered to be lucky and is used in bridal garlands and nosegays.

Translations

nosegay [ˈnəʊzgeɪ] N → ramillete m

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nosegay [ˈnəʊzˌgeɪ] n (gen) → mazzolino (di fiori); (at wedding) → piccolo bouquet m inv

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nosegay

n nosegay [ˈnəuzgei]

a bunch of sweet-smelling flowers. bos blomme باقَه صَغيرَه من الزَّهْر китка vonička blomsterbuket der Blumenstrauß μπουκέτο λουλουδιών ramillete lõhnav lillekimp گلدسته kukkakimppu petit bouquet זֵר छोटा गुलदस्ता kitica cvijeća (virág)csokor bunga harum blómvöndur mazzolino 花束 (작은) 꽃다발 puokštelė ziedu pušķītis seikat bunga ruiker blomsterkvast bukiet ramalhete buchet (de flori) букетик (душистых) цветов malá kytička šopek kita cveća [] bukett ช่อดอกไม้ช่อเล็ก ๆ çiçek demeti, demet, buket 花束 букет квітів گلدستہ bó hoa thơm 花束