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单词 nosegay
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
nose•gay /ˈnoʊzˌgeɪ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a small bouquet of flowers.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
nose•gay  (nōz′gā′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a small bunch of flowers;
    bouquet;
    posy.
  • 1375–1425; late Middle English: literally, a gay (obsolete, something pretty; see gay) for the nose (i.e., to smell)

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nosegay /ˈnəʊzˌɡeɪ/ n
  1. a small bunch of flowers; posy
Etymology: 15th Century: from nose + archaic gay a toy
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