Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A flower or small bunch of flowers worn in a buttonhole.
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- noun A small
flower or bunch of flowers worn in abuttonhole or pinned to thelapel of a jacket.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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"She always checked that I wore what she called a boutonniere, and that I had ash on my forehead on Ash Wednesday."
Home/News 2010
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Suddenly, benign words like "boutonniere" and "function hall" have the power to bring Andy to his knees but not, unfortunately, in the proposal position.
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Many colleges and universities of America consider music as a kind of boutonniere ....
Edward MacDowell Porte, John F 1922
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If a man were a quitter, and gave a speech in that situation, he wouldn't be wearing a boutonniere.
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Rico Rodriguez, the 12-year-old actor who plays the young, precocious Manny on "Modern Family," was cradling his like a baby and had attached his white boutonniere to it.
Social Networking at SAG Marshall Heyman 2011
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Carnations showed up regularly in works of art and literature in the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries; the fr illy boutonniere-favorite was considered important enough to warrant a mention by Shakespeare ( "Love's Labour's Lost") and a depiction by da Vinci ( "Madonna With the Carnation," 1475, currently hanging in a German museum).
What in Carnation? Lettie Teague 2010
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He was nattily dressed in a waistcoat and tails, with a boutonniere and spats on his shoes.
The Dragon’s Apprentice James A. Owen 2010
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It is unbearable to plan for my brother to give me away, to tell the florist that we do not need a boutonniere for my father, and to tell the DJ that there will be no father-daughter dance.
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He was nattily dressed in a waistcoat and tails, with a boutonniere and spats on his shoes.
The Dragon’s Apprentice James A. Owen 2010
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Rivera carried a bouquet of white roses, and Ortiz wore a matching white rose boutonniere.
No Gay Marriage, But Domestic Partners Now Get Ceremonies In NYC 2010
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