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boutonniere

[ boot-n-eer, boo-tuh n-yair ]
/ ˌbut nˈɪər, ˌbu tənˈyɛər /
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noun

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

RELATED WORDS

pot, wreath, garland, vase, nosegay, posy, festoon, spray, buttonhole, corsage, lei, flower, sentiment, bouquet, blossom, verse, motto

Nearby words

boutel, boutique, boutique brewery, bouton, boutonneuse fever, boutonniere, boutros-ghali, boutros-ghali, boutros, bouts-rimés, bouvardia, bouvier

Origin of boutonniere

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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boutonniere

/ (ˌbʊtɒnɪˈɛə) /

noun

another name for buttonhole (def. 2)

Word Origin for boutonniere

C19: from French: buttonhole, from bouton button
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Word Origin and History for boutonniere

boutonniere

n.

1877, from French boutonnière, from bouton (see button (n.)).

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