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boutonniere

[ boot-n-eer, boo-tuhn-yair ]

noun

  1. a flower or small bouquet worn, usually by a man, in the buttonhole of a lapel.


boutonniere

/ ˌbʊtɒnɪˈɛə /

noun

  1. another name for buttonhole
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of boutonniere1

1875–80; < French boutonnière buttonhole ( bouton button + -ière suffix for things that facilitate the use of that denoted by the stem < Latin -āria -ary
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Word History and Origins

Origin of boutonniere1

C19: from French: buttonhole, from bouton button
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Example Sentences

An after dinner cigar, and a little boutonniere of fragrant flowers furnished by a gray-haired old lady, completed the program.

At each place, beside the napkin, is a rich red rose, just large enough to form a dainty boutonniere.

He lifted the lapel of his coat, carrying the boutonniere to his nose.

Then as she glanced at the lapel of his coat she continued: "And you must have a boutonniere; may I select something for you?"

He seems to have passed it and to have plucked it casually,—but it is a boutonniere with tin foil round it.

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