Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A buttonhole bouquet.
- noun A buttonhole bouquet.
- noun In surgery, an incision into the urethra for the removal of an impacted calculus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A bouquet worn in a buttonhole.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
boutonniere .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a flower that is worn in a buttonhole
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word boutonnière.
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
bilby commented on the word boutonnière
"Instead his picture was placed upon the casket's surface, the picture combed and his dark eyes looked hopefully into the camera. There was a boutonnière in his lapel."
- 'No Great Mischief', Alistair MacLeod.
February 19, 2008