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boutonniere
[ boot-n-eer, boo-tuhn-yair ]
noun
- a flower or small bouquet worn, usually by a man, in the buttonhole of a lapel.
boutonniere
/ ˌbʊtɒnɪˈɛə /
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Origin of boutonniere1
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Example Sentences
An after dinner cigar, and a little boutonniere of fragrant flowers furnished by a gray-haired old lady, completed the program.
At each place, beside the napkin, is a rich red rose, just large enough to form a dainty boutonniere.
He lifted the lapel of his coat, carrying the boutonniere to his nose.
Then as she glanced at the lapel of his coat she continued: "And you must have a boutonniere; may I select something for you?"
He seems to have passed it and to have plucked it casually,—but it is a boutonniere with tin foil round it.
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