A tussie mussie is a small circular bouquet like a nosegay, but carries symbolic meaning based upon the language of flowers, where particular flowers represent specific sentiments.
These are thought to have derived from nosegays which would have mitigated the smell of some of the less salubrious parts of the town in times past.
In the sixteenth century medicinal nosegays began to give way to ornamental ones.
Traditionally, brides will also carry a small nosegay.
Handheld bouquets are classified by several different popular shapes and styles, including nosegay, crescent, and cascading bouquets.
Some of his works are displays of abundance; others, only a festoon or a nosegay.
The flower are generally considered not suitable for picking but may be used in nosegays and tussy-mussies.
The stench was overwhelming and people walked around with handkerchiefs or nosegays pressed against their nostrils.
