tussie-mussie

[tuhs-ee-muhs-ee]

noun

1. a small bunch of flowers or herbs.

2. a cone-shaped holder for a bouquet.

Word 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. ) )