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English Dictionary: nosegay by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nosegay
n
  1. an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
    Synonym(s): bouquet, corsage, posy, nosegay
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nosegay \Nose"gay`\, n. [Nose + gay in the sense of a gay or
      showy thing.]
      A bunch of odorous and showy flowers; a bouquet; a posy.
      --Pope.
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