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tussie-mussie
[tuhs-ee-muhs-ee]
noun
a small bunch of flowers or herbs.
a cone-shaped holder for a bouquet.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tussie-mussie1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English tusmose, tussemose; further origin uncertain; perhaps created through rhyming ( razzle-dazzle ( def. ), rhyming compound based on dazzle ( def. ) )
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Victorian “Tussie-Mussie” buttons pictured tiny bouquets whose flowers held symbolic messages.
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TUSSY-MUSSIES "There be some flowers make a delicious Tussie-Mussie or Nosegay both for Sight and Smell."
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In order to avoid gazing on your beloved’s former make-out partners, you could stay home clutching a tussie-mussie.
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