The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
nosegay \nose"gay`\, n. [Nose + gay in the sense of a gay or showy thing.] A bunch of odorous and showy flowers; a bouquet; a posy. --Pope. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
nosegay n 1: an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present [syn: bouquet, corsage, posy, nosegay]