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tussie-mussie (plural tussie-mussies)
- (historical) In Victorian times, a nosegay given by one person to another to convey a message in the language of flowers.
2004, Barbara Pleasant, The Whole Herb: For Cooking, Crafts, Gardening, Health, and Other Joys of Life, Square One Publishers, Inc., →ISBN, page 67:Rosemary for remembrance, sage for long life, and roses for love were three positive messages that might have been passed on through a tussie-mussie.