boutonniere

[ boot-n-eer, boo-tuh n-yair ]
/ ˌbut nˈɪər, ˌbu tənˈyɛər /

noun

a flower or small bouquet worn, usually by a man, in the buttonhole of a lapel.

Origin of boutonniere

1875–80; < French boutonnière buttonhole ( bouton button + -ière suffix for things that facilitate the use of that denoted by the stem < Latin -āria -ary

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British Dictionary definitions for boutonniere

boutonniere
/ (ˌbʊtɒnɪˈɛə) /

noun

another name for buttonhole (def. 2)

Word Origin for boutonniere

C19: from French: buttonhole, from bouton button