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boutonniere definition

bou·ton·niere or boutonnière bou′·ton·nière′ (bo̵̅o̅′tə nir′, -tən yer′)

noun

a flower or flowers worn in a buttonhole, as of a lapel

Etymology: Fr boutonnière, a buttonhole

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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