boutonnière

A form of boutonniere — A small flower or bunch of flowers worn in a buttonhole or pinned to the lapel of a jacket.

Meanings

nounboutonnière (plural boutonnières)

plural boutonnières

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of boutonniere.

Origin

  1. Frenchboutonnière
  2. Englishboutonnière

Borrowed from French boutonnière.

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APA

boutonnière. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boutonni%C3%A8re

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“boutonnière.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boutonni%C3%A8re. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boutonnière,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boutonni%C3%A8re.

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