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botonée

[ bot-n-ey, bot-n-ey ]

adjective

, Heraldry.
  1. (of a cross) having arms terminating in the form of a trefoil:

    cross botonée.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of botonée1

1565–75; < Middle French: covered with buds, equivalent to boton bud, button + -ée; -ee

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