boutonniere
See also: Boutonniere and boutonnière
English
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editEtymology
editFrom French boutonnière.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˌbuːtənˈiːɚ/, or like French, /ˌbuːtənˈjɛɹ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editboutonniere (plural boutonnieres)
- A small flower or bunch of flowers worn in a buttonhole or pinned to the lapel of a jacket.
- 1991 August 31, Rudy Grillo, “Color Me Gay”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 7, page 11:
- The rare white "Heliotrope" whose flower can can be worn as a boutanniere [sic] and whose scent can be discreetly sprinkled on hankerchieves.
Synonyms
edit- buttonhole (flower)
Derived terms
editTranslations
editflower worn in buttonhole
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Further reading
edit- boutonniere on Wikipedia.Wikipedia