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# Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/word-of-the-day-10-2/
- Published: 2019-08-09T18:15:58.000Z
- Updated: 2019-08-09T10:43:30.000Z
- Author: Peter Andersen
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:49

The word for today is…

nosegay (noun) – A small bunch of flowers; a bouquet.

Source : [The Free Dictionary](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/nosegay?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Nosegay is a homegrown word—that is, it originated in English. 15th-century Middle English speakers joined nose (which meant then what it does today) with gay (which, at the time, meant “ornament”). That makes nosegay an appropriate term for a bunch of flowers, which is indeed an ornament that appeals to the nose. Today, the word nosegay is especially common in the bridal business, where it usually refers to a specific type of bouquet: a round, tight bunch of flowers as opposed to a cascading bouquet or other type of arrangement. Occasionally, the word is used metaphorically for things that somehow resemble a bouquet. For example, a compact collection of enjoyably lighthearted short stories might be called “a nosegay of a book.”