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nosegay::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bouquet, corsage, posy |
| Type of | floral arrangement, flower arrangement |
Examples of nosegay
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Secure the nosegay to the back of the chair and in seconds you've elevated the look of your table.
From the kansas.com
Learn about selecting, cutting, and conditioning herbs, constructing the nosegay, presenting it, and preserving it.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Create a nosegay with clippings from the evergreens in your backyard, and hang it from your kitchen window sash.
From the kansas.com
Mr Phillipson's book includes a pen-and-ink caricature of Smith trapped in a bubble of contemplation, holding a nosegay to ward off Edinburgh's stench.
From the economist.com
The nave's columns are topped by fine Corinthian capitals, and its uneven wave-like floor is carpeted by a nosegay of lovely marble mosaics in geometric designs.
From the theaustralian.com.au
I was immensely proud that my bride, when she opened the box from the florist containing her bouquet, calmly noted that it was not the round bouquet she ordered, but a draped nosegay.
From the suntimes.com
The bride's bouquet was a romantic white nosegay of roses, stephanotis and lilies of the valley, and the bridesmaids wore lavender gowns and carried bouquets of white roses.
From the cnn.com
Handkerchiefs were sometimes scented to be used like a nosegay or tussy-mussy, a way of protecting those who could afford them from the obnoxious scents in the street.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A sleeveless ivory dress was open in back and a fistful of paper-bag gathers rested just at the small of the back, more subtle than a nosegay of flowers but with the same lighthearted effect.
From the washingtonpost.com
- Bouquet: an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
- A nosegay, posey (or posie, posy), flower bouquet or tussie-mussie is a small bunch of flowers, typically given as a gift. ...
- A small bunch of fragrant flowers or herbs, tied in a bundle, often presented as a gift on meeting, and originally intended to be put to the nose for the pleasant sensation, or to mask unpleasant odours
- (Nosegays) Small, round bouquets, approximately 16 to 18 inches in diameter, composed of densely packed round flowers, greenery, and occasionally herbs. Nosegays are wired or tied together.
- Also called a 'tussy mussy'; a round cluster of flowers wrapped tightly with ribbon or lace for a delicate effect; popular in Victorian times.
- Term for a paperweight motif consisting of a flat bouquet using millefiori canes as flowers, set on a spray of green leaves.
