Definitions for nosegay

nosegay nose·gay

Spelling: [nohz-gey]
IPA: /ˈnoʊzˌgeɪ/

Nosegay is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 190 anagrams from letters in nosegay (aegnosy).

Definitions for nosegay

noun

  1. a small bunch of flowers; bouquet; posy.

Origin of nosegay

1375-1425; late Middle English: literally, a gay (obsolete, something pretty; see gay) for the nose (i.e., to smell)

Examples for nosegay

So what does he do, on obtaining the nosegay, but examine it well.

Did you ever read 'Footpaths of Fate,' in the nosegay series, sir?

This nosegay, O Khipil, it is for thee to present to thy mistress.

She has a nosegay in her hand, which she is taking to her governess, whom she is very fond of.

The rose in your nosegay was very beautiful a little while ago; but alas!

Pretty fellow you with the nosegay in your buttonhole to talk of selling!

There was a nosegay for each guest, and no two nosegays were alike.

It would puzzle a gardener to surpass the elegance and delicacy of such a nosegay.

"I must pay a reckoning for this," I sighed; but since a bargain is a bargain I gave her the nosegay.

"Well," said I, "the nosegay is yours at the price," and I held it out to her.

Word Value for nosegay
Scrable

11

Words with friends

12

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