nosegay in French
nosegay in French is petit bouquet — nosegay means a small bunch of sweet-smelling flowers or herbs, often given as a gift, originally held near the nose for its pleasant smell or to cover bad ones.
nosegay in French
petit bouquet
A small bunch of fragrant flowers or herbs tied in a bundle, often presented as a gift; nosegays were originally intended to be put to the nose for the pleasant sensation or to mask unpleasant odours. [from 15th c.]
What does "nosegay" mean?
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noun A small bunch of sweet-smelling flowers or herbs, often given as a gift, originally held near the nose for its pleasant smell or to cover bad ones.
"At the far end of the houses the head gardener stood waiting for his mistress, and he gave her strips of bass to tie up her nosegay. This she did slowly and laboriously, with knuckly old fingers that shook."
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noun A smell or fragrance.
"The 80-year-old Government Opium and Alkaloid Works in Neemuch smells better than it looks. The turfy-chocolaty nosegay of raw opium wafts from hundreds of milk cans."
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nosegay in a sentence
- At the far end of the houses the head gardener stood waiting for his mistress, and he gave her strips of bass to tie up her nosegay. This she did slowly and laboriously, with knuckly old fingers that shook.
- Tacked to Miss Trixie's desk was a large sign that said miss trixie with an old-fashioned nosegay drawn in crayon in one corner.
- The 80-year-old Government Opium and Alkaloid Works in Neemuch smells better than it looks. The turfy-chocolaty nosegay of raw opium wafts from hundreds of milk cans.
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What is "nosegay" in French?
"nosegay" in French is petit bouquet. nosegay means: A small bunch of sweet-smelling flowers or herbs, often given as a gift, originally held near the nose for its pleasant smell or to cover bad ones.
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