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Synonyms for nosegay


Grammar : Noun
Spell : nohz-gey
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnoʊzˌgeɪ



Définition of nosegay

Origin :
  • "bunch of flowers," early 15c., from nose (n.) + gay in an obsolete noun sense of "gay or bright thing."
  • noun bunch of flowers
Example sentences :
  • It would puzzle a gardener to surpass the elegance and delicacy of such a nosegay.
  • Extract from : « Aunt Deborah » by Mary Russell Mitford
  • Did you ever read 'Footpaths of Fate,' in the Nosegay series, sir?
  • Extract from : « The Girl on the Boat » by Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
  • "I must pay a reckoning for this," I sighed; but since a bargain is a bargain I gave her the nosegay.
  • Extract from : « Simon Dale » by Anthony Hope
  • "Well," said I, "the nosegay is yours at the price," and I held it out to her.
  • Extract from : « Simon Dale » by Anthony Hope
  • There was a nosegay for each guest, and no two nosegays were alike.
  • Extract from : « A Little Country Girl » by Susan Coolidge
  • She has a nosegay in her hand, which she is taking to her governess, whom she is very fond of.
  • Extract from : « Child-Land » by Oscar Pletsch
  • Pretty fellow you with the nosegay in your buttonhole to talk of selling!
  • Extract from : « My Novel, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • This nosegay, O Khipil, it is for thee to present to thy mistress.
  • Extract from : « The Shaving of Shagpat, Complete » by George Meredith
  • So what does he do, on obtaining the nosegay, but examine it well.
  • Extract from : « My Lady Ludlow » by Elizabeth Gaskell
  • The rose in your nosegay was very beautiful a little while ago; but alas!
  • Extract from : « A Week of Instruction and Amusement, » by Mrs. Harley

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