boutonniere

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boutonniere

/ˌbuːtənˈiːɚ/

noun boutonnieres · boutonnière

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.
Similar: buttonhole

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noun flower worn in buttonhole

Français	boutonnière
Deutsch	Boutonniere

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@misc{boutonniere_2026,
  title = {boutonniere},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boutonniere},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}