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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

Tender, honest and evocatively photographed, this documentary sticks to you like a boutonniere on a lapel.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 26, 2025

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

Mr. Barasch tucked a boutonniere of wildflowers into his front pant pocket; Mr. Hammond wore hand painted flowers trailing from his chest pocket.

From New York Times Aug. 20, 2021

I shoot footage of Violet pinning a boutonniere on his lapel and Mike handing her flowers.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed




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