† tussyn.
Obsolete. rare.
A cluster, posy, or knot of flowers or leaves; an ornament of silver or gold of this form, forming a buckle or the like.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > brooch or pin > [noun] > of specific shape or form
scutcheon1483
target1507
tussy1541
crotcheta1685
spray1803
safety pin1850
cluster-pin1873
luckenbooth brooch1882
fáinne1919
luckenbooth1976
1541 Will of Elyzabeth Myllar (P.R.O.: PROB. 11/28) f. 245 My blacke rybbonde with the hookes & a Tussy of syluer and gilte.
1633 J. Done tr. ‘Aristeas’ Aunc. Hist. Septuagint 49 The Master Goldsmiths had laboured a Girdle of Flowers, and Tussies of all Fruits.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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