I think someone is having a laugh over at Dictionary.com...what an extraordinary word!
"Fussing about in black smalls, silks, buckles, cocked hat, and always with a prodigious nosegay, Lowther could not conceivably have been a less romantic character.-- Kenneth R. Johnston, The Hidden Wordsworth"
Well, quite...
(wonder if I can find an excuse to use it in conversation?) ;)
Tenebra
1 week ago
2 comments:
Hey Finky, I've got a feeling that the nosegay came about in the time of the plague when they used to carry flowers to counteract the smell. It's also known as a posy, remember the line in the song "Ring-a-ring of roses, a pocket full of posy's (posies).
You nailed it, I should have checked Wiki -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=nosegay
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