Hypertext Webster Gateway: "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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
nosegay
n : an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
[syn: {bouquet}, {corsage}, {posy}]
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