boutonniere

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/ˌbuːtənˈiːɚ/

noun

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

Similar
buttonhole
OriginFrench boutonnière →
UncommonScrabble 13
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Meanings

nounboutonniere (plural boutonnieres)

plural boutonnieres · alternative boutonnière

  1. 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

    Synonyms: buttonhole

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small flower or bunch of flowers worn in a buttonhole or pinned to the lapel of a jacket.

Similar
buttonhole
Also see
buttonhole

Origin

  1. Frenchbouton
  2. Frenchboutonnière
  3. Englishboutonniere

Borrowed from French boutonnière.

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Translations

Finnish napinläpikukka
  • napinläpikukkaflower worn in buttonhole
French boutonnière
  • boutonnièreflower worn in buttonhole
German Boutonniere
  • Boutonniereflower worn in buttonhole
Polish butonierka
  • butonierkaflower worn in buttonhole
Cite this entry
APA

boutonniere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boutonniere

MLA

“boutonniere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boutonniere. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boutonniere,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boutonniere.

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