Traditionally, brides will also carry a small nosegay. So a "nosegay" was an ornament that appeals to the nose or nostril. Some of his works are displays of abundance; others, only a festoon or a nosegay. Her early nickname, Nosegay Fan, came from her time as a flower girl. Say, for instance, a suitor had sent her a tussie-mussie (a k a nosegay). A nosegay, posy, or tussie-mussie is a small flower bouquet, typically given as a gift. The term "tussie-mussie" is sometimes used interchangeably with nosegay.