Meaning & use
Nosegays
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Small, fragrant bunches of flowers, typically arranged and carried or worn as decoration.
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Guests at the wedding were given nosegays tied with ribbon.
In Victorian times, people carried nosegays partly to mask unpleasant street odors.
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The word combines 'nose' and the archaic 'gay', meaning 'ornament', reflecting its original purpose of pleasing the sense of smell.
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