Thesaurus / boutonniere
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How to use boutonniere in a sentence
An after dinner cigar, and a little boutonniere of fragrant flowers furnished by a gray-haired old lady, completed the program.
THE EVERETT MASSACREWALKER C. SMITHAt each place, beside the napkin, is a rich red rose, just large enough to form a dainty boutonniere.
SUPPERSPAUL PIERCEHe lifted the lapel of his coat, carrying the boutonniere to his nose.
THE WHITE MOLLFRANK L. PACKARDThen as she glanced at the lapel of his coat she continued: "And you must have a boutonniere; may I select something for you?"
THE HEATHERFORD FORTUNEMRS. GEORGIE SHELDONHe seems to have passed it and to have plucked it casually,—but it is a boutonniere with tin foil round it.
MODERN ELOQUENCE: VOL II, AFTER-DINNER SPEECHES E-OVARIOUSEvery lady held a rich bouquet; every gentleman wore a rare boutonniere.
FOR WOMAN'S LOVEMRS. E. D. E. N. SOUTHWORTHIt is a little stringy for a boutonniere, but it fills the modern-trained eye as no other flower can fill it.
THE COMPLETE ESSAYS OF C. D. WARNERCHARLES DUDLEY WARNERSeven violets so treated will be sufficient for one boutonniere.
CANDY-MAKING REVOLUTIONIZEDMARY ELIZABETH HALLNo woman ever combined a carnation and a rosebud into a boutonniere.
SIXES AND SEVENSO. HENRYWORDS RELATED TO BOUTONNIERE
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