nosegay
Example Sentences
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She was magnificent, pink-fleshed and naked, holding a nosegay of flowers, dark hair streaming as she strode across the cliff.
From Los Angeles Times
Pop tip cuttings into a small vase for a fragrant nosegay.
From Seattle Times
Ms. Zoller walked down the aisle carrying a nosegay of lily of the valley blooms, her grandmother’s favorite, from her own garden.
From New York Times
They tried to stop this foul air from reaching them by covering their faces or clutching sweet-smelling nosegays.
From BBC
In 1859, Nightingale wrote that when she had been ill, her recovery quickened after she received “a nosegay of wild flowers”.
From The Guardian
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
