nosegay

Meaning of nosegay

noun
  1. a small bunch of flowers, typically one that is sweet-scented.
    a nosegay worn at the waist or bodice

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

Information about nosegay

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of nosegay is: nosegays.
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Hyphenation of nosegay

nosegay

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
  • nosegay is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

nosegay synonyms

Meaning bouquet:

bouquet, corsage, posy

Meaning liquid that is blown or driven through the air in the form of tiny drops:

spray

Meaning a number of things, typically of the same kind, growing or fastened together:

bunch

Meaning a small stem bearing leaves or flowers, taken from a plant:

sprig

Meaning a slit made in a garment to receive a button for fastening:

buttonhole

Translation of nosegay

Words that rhyme with nosegay

begay, lancegay, archegay, papegay

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