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Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: boutonnière, from bouton 'button'

boutonniere

 noun
     
bou‧ton‧ni‧ere [countable]
American English a flower that a man wears fastened to his jacket, at a wedding [= buttonhole British English]
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