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boutonniere

[boot-n-eer, boo-tuhn-yair] / ˌbut nˈɪər, ˌbu tənˈjɛər /




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He finished his wedding-day look with a brooch, ruling out a boutonniere.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

We turned that over and over during the drive that followed until I burst out laughing — the crazed kind that might result from being sprayed in the face by the Joker's trick boutonniere.

From Salon Dec. 6, 2024

Sitting in his parents’ backyard in mid-May, he showed off pictures of Baby Elliott, then 9 months old, at prom the night before, wearing a tiny floral boutonniere Walton had made in an agriculture class.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2023

“Will-o’-the-Wisp,” an off-balance provocation from the Portuguese titillater João Pedro Rodrigues, is a prank in fancy dress, a plastic boutonniere that squirts battery acid.

From New York Times May 25, 2023

His hair was smoothed to perfection, his canvas shoes a chaste white, and he looked sporty in his linen knickers, his belted coat with a boutonniere of Queen Anne’s Lace, and his ribbed, knee-length hose.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey




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