boutonniere

See also: Boutonniere and boutonnière

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Etymology

From French boutonnière.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌbuːtənˈiːɚ/, or like French, /ˌbuːtənˈjɛɹ/

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boutonniere (plural boutonnieres)

  1. 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.

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