boutonniere
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- noun
- /ˌbuːtəˈnɪr/
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boutonnière
- At the wedding, the groom wore a beautiful boutonniere made of roses on his lapel.
- corsage and a boutonniere
- boutonniere on his lapel
- pink boutonniere
Great accents, pocket square and a boutonniere peak lapel.
- Great accents, pocket square and a boutonniere peak lapel.
Examples
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I learned of this when I was pinning on his boutonniere.
Blog text (30) -
"Very much," Matt sighed as Karolina tucked his boutonniere in the lapel of his tux.
Fiction book (1999) -
Are you going to get him a boutonniere?
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I almost forgot a boutonniere.
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But I found your boutonniere!
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Now, the boutonniere may say "Preston."
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It's a bride who takes the time to make a boutonniere for the photographer.
Blog text (23) -
The last time I got a boutonniere was prom, and let me just say, this wedding was way more fun than prom!
Blog text (23) -
The potman wears a small boutonniere of fuchsias and sweet peas.
Academic text (1992) -
Henry sees that Ed and Zaev are also standing near the door in their tuxedos, each with a white rosebud boutonniere.
Fiction book (1994)
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Boutonniere comes from the French word bouton 'button', because it was originally a small flower placed in a 'buttonhole' on a jacket. So today a boutonniere is the little flower people pin to a lapel for a special event.