Meanings
plural nosegents
- Londonarchaicstreet cantA nun.
'Oh, I forgot,' he said, mincing, 'you nosegents is so fokking pure.'
2019, Diana Norman, The Pirate Queen2 more examples
There was a proud patrico and a nosegent, he toke his Jockam in his famble, and a wapping he went, he dockt the Dell, he prygge to praunce, he byngd a wast into the darkemans, he fylche the Cofe without any fylche man.
1871, Charles Hindley, The Old Book Collector's Miscellany'Still the lovely old nosegents were generous with their information when I asked about the grave.'
2017, Anabelle Bryant, The Den Of Iniquity
Origin
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