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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread corsage #87464 11/20/2002 5:23 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Joke on me. "Nosegay" made me think of "corsage". I thought corsage meant a small bouquet pinned over the heart. But that would have to be a "coeursage". corsage n. 5Fr < OFr cors: see CORPS & 3AGE6 1 the bodice of a dress >2 a small bouquet for a woman to wear, as at the waist or shoulder Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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