boutonniere

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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

“Will-o’-the-Wisp,” an off-balance provocation from the Portuguese titillater João Pedro Rodrigues, is a prank in fancy dress, a plastic boutonniere that squirts battery acid.

From New York Times • May 25, 2023

The groom, in a three-piece navy suit — also Ralph Lauren — wore a floral brooch as a boutonniere.

From Washington Post • Nov. 20, 2022

When I was sufficiently encased, Javi pinned the boutonniere to my lapel, straightened my collar, and then stood back.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely