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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

He wore black tie with red, white and blue studs of rubies, diamonds and sapphire, and sported a tiger orchid boutonniere.

From New York Times Feb. 7, 2021

He gives me a bone-white corsage for my wrist, and Mom helps me pin a boutonniere to the lapel of his tux.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli




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