Read full poem →The close recesses of the virgin's thought;
As on the nosegay in her breast reclined,
He watch'd the ideas rising in her mind,
Dictionary Entry
A small bunch of fragrant flowers or herbs tied in a bundle, often presented as a gift; nosegays were originally intended to be put to the nose for the pleasant sensation or to mask unpleasant odours.
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Common Phrases
. nosegaynosegay littlenosegay smallnosegay largenosegay sweetnosegay beautiful
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Poetry examples for “nosegay”
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Read full poem →Pleasures, to make room for more---
Sleeping near the withered nosegay, which he pulled the day before.
Read full poem →My love, thou art a nosegay sweet,
My sweetest flower I prove thee;
Read full poem →pleasure-reading is old and vast and richly variegated. Our
cuUings make a nosegay grateful to the pleasure-sense and
satisfying to the mind.
Read full poem →This ends the section of my letters home that in themselves make a
consecutive story. But to finish with a bit of a nosegay, and show one
of the unexpected rewards of troubadouring, let me tell the tale of