Nosegay
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Nosegay may also refer to the name of an anteater in the video game Animal Crossing.
A nosegay, posey (or posy), flower bouquet or tussie-mussie is a small bunch of flowers, typically given as a gift. They have existed in some form since at least mediaeval times, when they were worn around the head or on the lapel to mask the unpleasant smells of the time - literally, to keep the nose gay (happy). In their current form, they rose to popularity during the reign of Queen Victoria, from 1837 onwards, at which time the tussie-mussie became a popular fashion accessory.
A bouquet of roses |
A plastic posie |
A wedding tussie-mussie |
Bouquet, a painting by Jan Brueghel the Elder |
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