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nosegay

no·se·gay

UK/ˈnəʊzɡeɪ/ US/ˈnoʊzˌɡeɪ/ uncommon

noun

1.

an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

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Origin

From Late Middle English nōsegai (?), from nōse (“nose”) (from Old English nosu, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nas- (“nose”)) + gai (“a bright or gay object; an ornament”) (from Old French gai (“cheerful, gay, happy”)); equivalent to nose + gay.

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