Middle English Dictionary Entry

tusse-mose n.
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Entry Info

Forms tusse-mose n. Also tusmose.
Etymology Origin uncertain; cp. MnE dial. tuzzy-muzzy. For 1st element ?cp. MnE dial. tuzzy disheveled or ME tus n.; for 2nd element ?cp. Scot. dial. mussy messy, or it may be imitative.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

Note: Cp. tite-tust(e n.
1.
A bouquet of flowers or herbs, nosegay.
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