Obs. rare. [? Derivative of a simple *tus or *tusse, in tus(se)mose: see TUZZY-MUZZY.] A cluster, posy, or knot of flowers or leaves; an ornament of silver or gold of this form, forming a buckle or the like.
1541. Will E. Myllar (Somerset Ho.). My blacke rybbonde with the hookes & a Tussy of syluer.
1633. J. Done, Hist. Septuagint, 49. The Master Goldsmiths had laboured a Girdle of Flowers, and Tussies of all Fruits.
