nosegay
Example Sentences
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Pop tip cuttings into a small vase for a fragrant nosegay.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 2022
In 1859, Nightingale wrote that when she had been ill, her recovery quickened after she received “a nosegay of wild flowers”.
From The Guardian • Mar. 14, 2020
The tradition of carrying myrtle began after Queen Victoria was given a nosegay containing myrtle by Prince Albert's grandmother during a visit to Gotha in Germany.
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2018
When “Me and My Girl” opened on Broadway in 1986, Mel Gussow of The New York Times called it “a nosegay of nostalgia.”
From New York Times • May 10, 2018
When they were done, Fern reluctantly contributed her two treasures to the nosegay.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
