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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of boutonniere¹

C19: from French: buttonhole, from bouton _button

Related Words

• garland 
• pot 
• vase 
• wreath