Nosegay
61Hanging day — It was a day on which people sentenced to death were hanged (the usual method of execution).DefinitionA hanging day was a sad tradition of the English criminal courts and especially well known from London. Criminals sentenced to death were not… …
62Geoffrey Whitney — (c. 1548 – c. 1601) was an English poet. He was born at Coole Pilate, in the parish of Acton, four miles from Nantwich in Cheshire, in or about 1548.His family had been settled on a small estate at Coole Pilate since 1388. He was educated at the… …
63Pelargonĭum — Hérit. (Kranichschnabel), Gattung der Geraniazeen, Kräuter oder Holzgewächse, manchmal mit fleischigem oder knolligem Stengel, gegenständigen, einfachen, runden, gelappten oder tief eingeschnittenen Blättern, die häufig in kopfigen Drüsenhaaren… …
64bouquetier — bou·quet·ier (bo͞o kə tyĕrʹ, tîrʹ) n. A small container for holding flowers in a nosegay, shaped like a trumpet or a cup and having a deep handle to hold the stems of the flowers, the heads of which are kept in place by a strong pin inserted… …
65tussie-mussie — tus·sie mus·sie (tŭsʹē mŭsʹē) n. 1. A small bouquet of flowers; a nosegay. 2. A cone shaped holder for such a bouquet. [Middle English tussemose, perhaps reduplication of *tusse.] * * * …
66bouquet — /boh kay , booh / for 1, 2; /booh kay / or, occas., /boh / for 3, n. 1. a bunch of flowers; nosegay. 2. a compliment: The drama critics greeted her performance with bouquets. 3. the characteristic aroma of wines, liqueurs, etc. [1710 20; < F:… …
67posy — /poh zee/, n., pl. posies. 1. a flower, nosegay, or bouquet. 2. Archaic. a brief motto or the like, as one inscribed within a ring. [1400 50; late ME; syncopated var. of POESY] * * * …
68Abington, Fanny — ▪ British actress née Frances Barton born 1737, London, Eng. died March 4, 1815, London English actress admired both for her craft and for her leadership in fashion. She was at first a flower girl, hence her later nickname, Nosegay… …
69Prayer — • The raising of the heart and mind to God Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. prayer Prayer † …
70posy — noun a) A flower; a bouquet; a nosegay. Is this a prologue or the posy of a ring? b) a motto inscribed inside a ring …
