boutonniere en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌbuːtənˈiːɚ/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree French bouton French -ière French boutonnièrebor. English boutonniere Borrowed from French boutonnière.
Meanings
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A small flower or bunch of flowers worn in a buttonhole or pinned to the lapel of a jacket.
The rare white "Heliotrope" whose flower can can be worn as a boutanniere ^([sic]) and whose scent can be discreetly sprinkled on hankerchieves.
1991 August 31, Rudy Grillo, “Color Me Gay”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 7, page 11:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| boutonnière | alternative | lexicographic | |
| boutonnieres | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
boutonniere deformity · boutonniered
Synonyms
Translations (4)
de Boutonniere (flower worn in buttonhole) · fr boutonnière (flower worn in buttonhole) · pl butonierka (flower worn in buttonhole) · fi napinläpikukka (flower worn in buttonhole)