Etymology

boutonniere

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Today it means: A small flower or bunch of flowers worn in a buttonhole or pinned to the lapel of a jacket. Full definition →

French boutonnière
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The story

  1. Frenchbouton
  2. Frenchboutonnière
  3. English todayboutonniere

Borrowed from French boutonnière.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.