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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Today's word - nosegay #87486 11/21/2002 12:47 AM Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1 Perth, Australia lulu stranger lulu stranger Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1 Perth, Australia I had been under the impression that the origin of the word nosegay came from a floral decoration that was placed over a horses nose in ceremonial times in ancient England. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Today's word - nosegay lulu 11/21/2002 12:47 AM Re: Today's word - nosegay wwh 11/21/2002 1:01 AM Re: Today's word - nosegay wwh 11/21/2002 1:15 AM Re: Today's word - nosegay wwh 11/21/2002 2:09 PM Re: Today's word - nosegay wwh 11/21/2002 2:29 PM Re: Today's word - nosegay wwh 11/21/2002 2:54 PM Re: Today's word - nosegay Jackie 11/22/2002 1:26 AM 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 Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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