NOSEGAY


Meaning of NOSEGAY in English

/ ˈnəʊzgeɪ; NAmE ˈnoʊz-/ noun

( old-fashioned ) a small bunch of flowers

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from nose + gay in the obsolete sense ornament .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.