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
- 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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