corsage
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The arrangements became more elaborate starting in the 1980s, having grown considerably since the days when a boy commemorated homecoming by giving a simple chrysanthemum corsage to a girl and received a garter in return.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2023
A Queens high school student nicknamed Zlatko shared his budget for a new three-piece suit, shoes, ticket and corsage for his prom.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2023
The often colourful Harry Styles, who has four nominations, wore a flared black jacket and trousers, with an enormous matching corsage on his neck.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2023
Kamlager-Dove’s mother bought her a silk corsage to wear for the oath of office on her first day of Congress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
Tía made the corsage herself from flowers in our garden, and we took pictures of the whole thing in the yard.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
Solheim said she will happily provide bouquets and corsages for all celebrations.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
On graduation day, teachers pinned corsages on the laughing graduates, usually a job for younger students.
From Reuters ● Mar. 30, 2023
Community members also chipped in for prom essentials, including dresses, tuxedos and corsages.
From Washington Times ● May 28, 2022
Toppled from the throne is the cattleya: the frilled grandmotherly orchid that forms the stuff of corsages.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2019
Tonight, it smelled of sparkly red punch and older brothers’ cologne and flowers from corsages and whatever those things are called that girls pin onto a guy’s jacket.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
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