nosegayn.

Brit.

/ˈnəʊzɡeɪ/, U.S.

/ˈnoʊzˌɡeɪ/

Forms: late Middle English– nosegay (in a late copy), 1500s–1600s nosegaie, 1500s–1600s nosegaye, 1500s–1600s nosegey, 1500s–1600s (1800s (irregular)) nosgay.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nose n., gay n.

Etymology: < nose n. + gay n.

a. A bunch of flowers or herbs, esp. ones having a sweet smell; a small bouquet, a posy. Also: an imitation or representation of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > hair > [noun] > tuft or ridge of

nosegayc1500

tusk1530

feathera1533

tussock1550

tush1570

flacket1589

tuz1693

coxcomb1843

comb1869

the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant substance or perfume > nosegay

tuzzy-muzzyc1440

tyte tustc1440

nosegayc1500

tutty1578

nose-herba1616

wisp1626

pot-pourri1749

sachet1855

c1500 (?a1475) Assembly of Gods (1896) 380 (MED) A nosegay she [sc. Venus] had made full pleasauntly.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 698/2 Assay, this nosegaye savoureth swetely.

1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. D4 ^v These aged mothers of iniquitie, will..weare nosegayes of yeolow haire on their furies for'heads.

1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique ii. xlvii. 301 These..flowers for nosegaies shall be set in order vpon beds and quarters.

1672 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd i. 203 'Tis a Flower of the Sun, and might alone serve both for a Staff and a Nose-gay for any Noble mans Porter.

1704 tr. P. Baldæus Descr. Ceylon in A. Churchill & J. Churchill Coll. Voy. III. 690/1 Also a Nosegay of Gold to be worn by the Emperor only.

1753 W. Hogarth Anal. Beauty viii. 43 Observe the well composed nosegay, how it loses all its distinctness when it dies.

1838 W. Howitt Rural Life Eng. I. iii. iii. 300 Almost every person..had a nosegay in hand.

1877 A. B. Edwards Thousand Miles up Nile xv. 396 The damsels..in holiday apparel, with nosegays in their hands.

1925 Woman's World (Chicago) Apr. 52/2 Rose, blue, lavender and green laces may be combined to make a charming nosegay, with a wider frill of white lace surrounding it.

1989 J. C. Oates Time Traveler i. 26 You have dropped your fragrant nosegay on the path.

b. figurative or in figurative contexts.

ΚΠ

1540 J. Palsgrave in tr. G. Gnapheus Comedye of Acolastus (front matter) sig. b i^v I esteme that lyttell volume to be a very curiouse and artificiall compacted nosegay, gathered out of the moche excellent and odoriferouse swete smellynge gardeynes of the moste pure latyne auctours.

1570 J. Dee in H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. Math. Præf. sig. bj To make this Preface, to be a little swete, pleasant Nosegaye for you: to comfort your Spirites.

1626 T. Hawkins tr. N. Caussin Holy Court I. 3 The Nose-gay of the Elect, called in holy Scripture Fasciculus viventium.

1651 C. Cartwright Certamen Religiosum i. 103 Will you forsake the Rose of Sharon, and the Lillie of the Vallies for such a Nose-gay?

1738 J. Swift Compl. Coll. Genteel Conversat. p. lv It hath become a choice Flower in the Nosegay of Wit and Politeness.

1778 S. E. Burney Let. 16 June in F. Burney Early Diary (1889) II. 233 I design to make you a present of Miss Couss's letter when we meet for your nosegay, if you think her praise worth having.

1886 S. Farmer Drinker's Dict. 7 The nose of every brandy-drinker affords ocular evidence of the kind of liquor he prefers, and whether fond of flowers or not he usually carries a red nosegay.

1895 T. Hardy Jude vi. xi. 512 On the opposite side of the river, on the crowded barges, were gorgeous nosegays of feminine beauty, fashionably arrayed in green, pink, blue, and white.

1966 B. Bunting Compl. Poems (2000) 78 Let bass sleep..skim-grey, Group a nosegay Jostling on cast flesh.

†2.

a. Something that smells like a nosegay (in quot. 1700 used ironically). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant smell

savouringc1390

scent?1473

balm1483

redolencec1530

spice1560

perfumea1593

redolency1610

soot1620

fragor1638

suaveolence1657

fragrance1667

incense1667

nosegay1700

aroma1814

musk1855

petrichor1964

1700 E. Ward Journey to H— ii. 10 If Praise they writ, then ev'ry partial Line, Shou'd vouch a Nosegay of some Lady's Farts, More fragrant than a Rose.

1768 O. Goldsmith Good Natur'd Man v. 60 I have a drop in the house of as pretty rasberry as ever was tipt over tongue... the last couple we had here, they said it was a perfect nosegay.

1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xviii. 176 The smell of sweet herbs and all kinds of wholesome growth..made the whole air a great nosegay.

1889 W. Morris in J. W. Mackail Life W. Morris (1899) II. 222 The country is one big nosegay, the scents wonderful.

b. A sweet scent or perfume, esp. one artificially created (in quot. 1889 used ironically). Cf. bouquet n. 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant substance or perfume

pimentc1300

odoramentc1384

savouringc1384

odoura1425

aromatica1513

smella1533

fume1541

perfume1542

sweet-water?1543

scent1596

pomander1600

sweets1603

bisse1608

sweet-ball1617

plash1649

suffition1656

essence1661

odoratea1682

otto1822

aroma1830

nosegay1855

foo-foo1880

1855 G. W. S. Piesse Art of Perfumery vi. 115 The formulæ for preparing the most favourite ‘bouquets’ and ‘nosegays’.

1881 Spons' Encycl. Manuf. II. 1530 Nosegays or Bouquets.—By far the greatest part of the scent consumed is in this form being as the names indicate, mixtures of a number of odoriferous extracts.

1889 F. E. Gretton Memory's Harkback 53 The lodgers had, to boot, the nosegay from the drains.

3. In full nosegay tree. Either of the frangipani trees, Plumeria rubra and P. alba, of tropical America and the Caribbean.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > frangipane

Plumeria1734

frangipani1864

frangipane1866

nosegay1890

1890 Cent. Dict. Nosegay-tree, a low tree of tropical America and the West Indies, in two species, Plumeria rubra, the red, and P. alba, the white nosegay-tree.

1896 T. W. Sanders Encycl. Gardening (ed. 2) 300 Plumiera (Frangipanni Plant, Jasmine Mango, Red Nosegay Tree).

1981 C. King tr. W. Lötschert & G. Beese Trop. Plants 23 Frangipani, Nosegay. Plumeria alba.

Compounds

C1.

† nosegay-dance n. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Bouquet Bransle du bouquet, the nosegay daunce.

† nosegay flower n. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique ii. xlvii. 301 Nosegaie flowers..shall be sowen,..no otherwise then the potherbes.

1855 M. F. Tupper Good & True in Lyrics 81 The bad, the false, the base, Barely breathe one feverish hour, Dying out of every place Like a rootless nosegay flower.

† nosegay garden n. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique ii. xlvii. 301 [This] may be called the nosegaie garden.

† nosegay-maker n. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1597 N. Breton Figure of Foure in Wks. (1879) II. 7/1 Foure sweet Trades in a Citie: Sugar-men, Comfit-makers, Perfumers and Nose-gay-makers.

C2.

† nosegay plant n. [compare French bouquetier, lit. ‘vase of flowers’] Obsolete rare a curly-leaved variety of the Seville orange, Citrus aurantium.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tree or plant bearing citrus fruit > orange trees

orangec1450

orange tree1530

nosegay plant1837

yuzu1910

sour orange1920

1837 Penny Cycl. VII. 215/1 The French gardeners call it [sc. the curled-leaved Bigarade] Le Bouquetier, or Nosegay plant.

nosegay tree n. see sense 3.

Derivatives

ˈnosegay-like adj. and adv.

ΚΠ

1597 N. Breton Figure of Foure in Wks. (1879) II. 7/1 Bouquetier, of, or belonging to, nosegayes, nosgay-like.

1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh i. 23 All the fields Are tied up fast with hedges, nosegay-like.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	nosegay
释义	nosegayn. Brit. /ˈnəʊzɡeɪ/, U.S. /ˈnoʊzˌɡeɪ/ Forms: late Middle English– nosegay (in a late copy), 1500s–1600s nosegaie, 1500s–1600s nosegaye, 1500s–1600s nosegey, 1500s–1600s (1800s (irregular)) nosgay. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nose n., gay n. Etymology: < nose n. + gay n. 1. a. A bunch of flowers or herbs, esp. ones having a sweet smell; a small bouquet, a posy. Also: an imitation or representation of this. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > [noun] > tuft or ridge of nosegayc1500 tusk1530 feathera1533 tussock1550 tush1570 flacket1589 tuz1693 coxcomb1843 comb1869 the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant substance or perfume > nosegay tuzzy-muzzyc1440 tyte tustc1440 nosegayc1500 tutty1578 nose-herba1616 wisp1626 pot-pourri1749 sachet1855 c1500 (?a1475) Assembly of Gods (1896) 380 (MED) A nosegay she [sc. Venus] had made full pleasauntly. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 698/2 Assay, this nosegaye savoureth swetely. 1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. D4 ^v These aged mothers of iniquitie, will..weare nosegayes of yeolow haire on their furies for'heads. 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique ii. xlvii. 301 These..flowers for nosegaies shall be set in order vpon beds and quarters. 1672 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd i. 203 'Tis a Flower of the Sun, and might alone serve both for a Staff and a Nose-gay for any Noble mans Porter. 1704 tr. P. Baldæus Descr. Ceylon in A. Churchill & J. Churchill Coll. Voy. III. 690/1 Also a Nosegay of Gold to be worn by the Emperor only. 1753 W. Hogarth Anal. Beauty viii. 43 Observe the well composed nosegay, how it loses all its distinctness when it dies. 1838 W. Howitt Rural Life Eng. I. iii. iii. 300 Almost every person..had a nosegay in hand. 1877 A. B. Edwards Thousand Miles up Nile xv. 396 The damsels..in holiday apparel, with nosegays in their hands. 1925 Woman's World (Chicago) Apr. 52/2 Rose, blue, lavender and green laces may be combined to make a charming nosegay, with a wider frill of white lace surrounding it. 1989 J. C. Oates Time Traveler i. 26 You have dropped your fragrant nosegay on the path. b. figurative or in figurative contexts. ΚΠ 1540 J. Palsgrave in tr. G. Gnapheus Comedye of Acolastus (front matter) sig. b i^v I esteme that lyttell volume to be a very curiouse and artificiall compacted nosegay, gathered out of the moche excellent and odoriferouse swete smellynge gardeynes of the moste pure latyne auctours. 1570 J. Dee in H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. Math. Præf. sig. bj To make this Preface, to be a little swete, pleasant Nosegaye for you: to comfort your Spirites. 1626 T. Hawkins tr. N. Caussin Holy Court I. 3 The Nose-gay of the Elect, called in holy Scripture Fasciculus viventium. 1651 C. Cartwright Certamen Religiosum i. 103 Will you forsake the Rose of Sharon, and the Lillie of the Vallies for such a Nose-gay? 1738 J. Swift Compl. Coll. Genteel Conversat. p. lv It hath become a choice Flower in the Nosegay of Wit and Politeness. 1778 S. E. Burney Let. 16 June in F. Burney Early Diary (1889) II. 233 I design to make you a present of Miss Couss's letter when we meet for your nosegay, if you think her praise worth having. 1886 S. Farmer Drinker's Dict. 7 The nose of every brandy-drinker affords ocular evidence of the kind of liquor he prefers, and whether fond of flowers or not he usually carries a red nosegay. 1895 T. Hardy Jude vi. xi. 512 On the opposite side of the river, on the crowded barges, were gorgeous nosegays of feminine beauty, fashionably arrayed in green, pink, blue, and white. 1966 B. Bunting Compl. Poems (2000) 78 Let bass sleep..skim-grey, Group a nosegay Jostling on cast flesh. †2. a. Something that smells like a nosegay (in quot. 1700 used ironically). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant smell savouringc1390 scent?1473 balm1483 redolencec1530 spice1560 perfumea1593 redolency1610 soot1620 fragor1638 suaveolence1657 fragrance1667 incense1667 nosegay1700 aroma1814 musk1855 petrichor1964 1700 E. Ward Journey to H— ii. 10 If Praise they writ, then ev'ry partial Line, Shou'd vouch a Nosegay of some Lady's Farts, More fragrant than a Rose. 1768 O. Goldsmith Good Natur'd Man v. 60 I have a drop in the house of as pretty rasberry as ever was tipt over tongue... the last couple we had here, they said it was a perfect nosegay. 1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xviii. 176 The smell of sweet herbs and all kinds of wholesome growth..made the whole air a great nosegay. 1889 W. Morris in J. W. Mackail Life W. Morris (1899) II. 222 The country is one big nosegay, the scents wonderful. b. A sweet scent or perfume, esp. one artificially created (in quot. 1889 used ironically). Cf. bouquet n. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant substance or perfume pimentc1300 odoramentc1384 savouringc1384 odoura1425 aromatica1513 smella1533 fume1541 perfume1542 sweet-water?1543 scent1596 pomander1600 sweets1603 bisse1608 sweet-ball1617 plash1649 suffition1656 essence1661 odoratea1682 otto1822 aroma1830 nosegay1855 foo-foo1880 1855 G. W. S. Piesse Art of Perfumery vi. 115 The formulæ for preparing the most favourite ‘bouquets’ and ‘nosegays’. 1881 Spons' Encycl. Manuf. II. 1530 Nosegays or Bouquets.—By far the greatest part of the scent consumed is in this form being as the names indicate, mixtures of a number of odoriferous extracts. 1889 F. E. Gretton Memory's Harkback 53 The lodgers had, to boot, the nosegay from the drains. 3. In full nosegay tree. Either of the frangipani trees, Plumeria rubra and P. alba, of tropical America and the Caribbean. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > frangipane Plumeria1734 frangipani1864 frangipane1866 nosegay1890 1890 Cent. Dict. Nosegay-tree, a low tree of tropical America and the West Indies, in two species, Plumeria rubra, the red, and P. alba, the white nosegay-tree. 1896 T. W. Sanders Encycl. Gardening (ed. 2) 300 Plumiera (Frangipanni Plant, Jasmine Mango, Red Nosegay Tree). 1981 C. King tr. W. Lötschert & G. Beese Trop. Plants 23 Frangipani, Nosegay. Plumeria alba. Compounds C1. † nosegay-dance n. Obsolete ΚΠ 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Bouquet Bransle du bouquet, the nosegay daunce. † nosegay flower n. Obsolete ΚΠ 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique ii. xlvii. 301 Nosegaie flowers..shall be sowen,..no otherwise then the potherbes. 1855 M. F. Tupper Good & True in Lyrics 81 The bad, the false, the base, Barely breathe one feverish hour, Dying out of every place Like a rootless nosegay flower. † nosegay garden n. Obsolete ΚΠ 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique ii. xlvii. 301 [This] may be called the nosegaie garden. † nosegay-maker n. Obsolete ΚΠ 1597 N. Breton Figure of Foure in Wks. (1879) II. 7/1 Foure sweet Trades in a Citie: Sugar-men, Comfit-makers, Perfumers and Nose-gay-makers. C2. † nosegay plant n. [compare French bouquetier, lit. ‘vase of flowers’] Obsolete rare a curly-leaved variety of the Seville orange, Citrus aurantium. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tree or plant bearing citrus fruit > orange trees orangec1450 orange tree1530 nosegay plant1837 yuzu1910 sour orange1920 1837 Penny Cycl. VII. 215/1 The French gardeners call it [sc. the curled-leaved Bigarade] Le Bouquetier, or Nosegay plant. nosegay tree n. see sense 3. Derivatives ˈnosegay-like adj. and adv. ΚΠ 1597 N. Breton Figure of Foure in Wks. (1879) II. 7/1 Bouquetier, of, or belonging to, nosegayes, nosgay-like. 1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh i. 23 All the fields Are tied up fast with hedges, nosegay-like. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.c1500
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