TUSSIE-MUSSIE

Meaning of TUSSIE-MUSSIE in English

variant of tuzzy-muzzy

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

TUSSIE-MUSSIE — [ 'tʌsɪmʌsi ] ■ noun ( plural ~s ) archaic a small bunch of flowers or aromatic herbs. Origin ME: …
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NOSEGAY — also called tussie-mussie, or posey small, hand-held bouquet popular in mid- 19th-century Victorian England as an accessory carried by fashionable …
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NOSEGAY — n. 25B6; noun POSY, bouquet, bunch, spray, sprig, buttonhole, corsage, boutonnière, tussie-mussie.
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BUNCH — n. 25B6; noun a bunch of flowers : BOUQUET, posy, nosegay, tussie-mussie, spray, corsage; wreath, garland. a bunch of keys …
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BOUQUET — n. 25B6; noun her bridal bouquet : BUNCH OF FLOWERS, posy, nosegay, tussie-mussie, spray, corsage. bouquets go to Ann for …
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TUZZY-MUZZY — ˈtəzēˈməzē noun also tus·sie-mus·sie ˈtəsēˈməsē ( plural tuzzy-muzzies also tussie-mussies ) Etymology: Middle English tusmose, tussemose archaic : a garland …
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