Nosegay
[nohz-gey] /ˈnoʊzˌgeɪ/
noun
1.
a small bunch of flowers; bouquet; posy.
/ˈnəʊzˌɡeɪ/
noun
1.
a small bunch of flowers; posy
n.
“bunch of flowers,” early 15c., from nose (n.) + gay in an obsolete noun sense of “gay or bright thing.”
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