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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOUTONNIERE

From French: buttonhole, from boutonbutton.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BOUTONNIERE

boutonniere  [ˌbʊtɒnɪˈɛə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOUTONNIERE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Boutonniere is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOUTONNIERE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Boutonnière

A boutonnière is a floral decoration worn by men, typically a single flower or bud. Boutonnière is the French word for buttonhole. While worn frequently in the past, boutonnières are now usually reserved for special occasions for which formal wear is standard, such as at proms, homecomings, funerals, and weddings. Nowadays, a lapel pin is worn more often than flowers on business suits. Traditionally, a boutonnière was worn pushed through the lapel buttonhole and the stem is held in place with a loop at the back of the lapel. The flower's calyx, if pronounced such as those of a carnation, should be fully inserted into the buttonhole which would secure it tightly and flat against the lapel. Thus the buttonhole should ideally be at least 1⅛" long for there to be enough room to fit a standard sized flower's calyx. Otherwise, the calyx would not fit into the buttonhole and the flower head would hang freely and move about in the wind. However, on many recently made coats and jackets, the lapel is made without the loop required, which would normally sit on the reverse of the lapel, beneath the buttonhole.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOUTONNIERE


arriere
ˌærɪˈɛə
Bonaire
bɒnˈɛə
coheir
kəʊˈɛə
concessionnaire
kənˌsɛʃənˈɛə
deair
diːˈɛə
howe´er
haʊˈɛə
mentonniere
mɛnˌtɒnɪˈɛə
midair
ˌmɪdˈɛə
plein-air
ˌpleɪnˈɛə
riviere
ˌrɪvɪˈɛə
whatsoe´er
ˌwɒtsəʊˈɛə
whene´er
wɛnˈɛə
whenso´er
ˌwɛnsəʊˈɛə
where´er
wɛərˈɛə
wheresoe´er
ˌwɛəsəʊˈɛə
wheresoeer
ˌwɛəsəʊˈɛə
whilere
waɪlˈɛə
whoe´er
huːˈɛə
whosoe´er
ˌhuːsəʊˈɛə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOUTONNIERE

bourride
Bourse
boursier
boursin
bourtree
bouse
bousingken
boustrophedon
boustrophedonic
bousy
bout
boutade
boutique
boutiquey
bouton
boutonne
bouvardia
bouvier
Bouvier des Flandres
bouzouki

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOUTONNIERE

bersagliere
bonbonniere
bouquetiere
brassiere
cafetiere
carabiniere
condottiere
consigliere
fiere
mariniere
minaudiere
premiere
schliere
torchiere

Synonyms and antonyms of boutonniere in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «boutonniere» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOUTONNIERE

Find out the translation of boutonniere to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of boutonniere from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «boutonniere» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

胸花
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flor en el ojal
570 millions of speakers

English

boutonniere
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

boutonniere
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العروة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бутоньерка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

boutonniere
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বুতোনয়ের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

boutonnière
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Boutonniere
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ansteckblume
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブートニエール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

boutonniere의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Boutonniere
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

boutonniere
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பூங்கொத்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बटोोनियरियर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

boutonniere
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

boutonniere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Tuxedo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бутоньєрка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

boutonniere
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

μπουτονιέρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Boutonniere
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

boutonniere
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

boutonniere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of boutonniere

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOUTONNIERE»

The term «boutonniere» is regularly used and occupies the 78.503 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOUTONNIERE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about boutonniere

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOUTONNIERE»

Discover the use of boutonniere in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to boutonniere and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Boutonniere: Style in One's Lapel
Essays chronicle a history of the boutonniere as worn by royalty and movie stars, and provide men with advice on matching florals with modern styles and fabrics.
Umberto Angeloni, 2000
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The Knot Book of Wedding Flowers
Once worn daily as a signifier of a man's social status, the boutonniere, a flower traditionally worn in the buttonhole on the left lapel of a man's tuxedo or suit jacket, is now a special-occasion accent that hearkens back to the days when men ...
Carley Roney, 2002
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The Hand
Type VI: Chronic Boutonniere Due to Inflammatory Arthropathies The most common inflammatory arthropathy that causes boutonniere deformity is rheumatoid arthritis, although this deformity can also be associated with psoriatic arthritis and ...
James W. Strickland, Thomas J. Graham, 2005
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Operative Techniques in Hand, Wrist, and Forearm Surgery
Operative correction of swan-neck and boutonniere deformities in the rheumatoid hand. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 1999;7:92–100. 4. Burton RI, Melchior JA. Extensor tendons: late reconstruction. In: Green DP, Hotchkiss RN, Pederson WC , eds.
Sam W. Wiesel, 2010
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Kinesiology: Movement in the Context of Activity
Rheumatoid arthritis disrupted Linda Valdez's extensor expansion, causing a condition called “boutonniere.” Blunt trauma to the dorsal aspect of the PIP joint can cause similar connective tissue degradation. Regardless of cause, the ...
Susan L. Roberts, 2005
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The Art of Floral Design
These floral—ribbon princess wands add to the festivities of the wedding celebration. F I G U R E 2 2-27 Boutonnieres are traditionally worn by the male members of the wedding party. The boutonniere for the ring bearer is generally smaller ...
Norah Hunter, 2012
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
We begin boutonniere splinting only when the DIP is able to fully actively flex. When this milestone is reached, we know that the lateral bands have now relocated themselves dorsal to the axis of the PIP joint, and 8 full weeks of splinting as ...
Maria Z. Siemionow, Marita Eisenmann-Klein, 2010
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Essential Orthopaedics
Figure 88-5 A, Schematic representation of a boutonniere deformity. B, A Bunnell splint is applied to maintain extension at the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint. The strap over the PIP joint is progressively tightened until the PIP joint is fully ...
‎2010
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Star Quilts, Outside the Box: Hexagon Patterns from the ...
the. I93I. boutonniere. "This quilt was made by my grandmother Helen Rychlec. in the early I930s. My mother. Theresa Monchil. remembers her mother making quilts with four or five other ladies in the neighborhood | Kansas City. Kan.|.
Edie McGinnis, 2001
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Wedding Flowers: A Complete Illustrated Guide to Ideas for ...
What matters most, as with all design elements of your wedding, is that the boutonniere works with the formality, season, and style of your wedding and that the flower or flowers you choose are fresh, beautiful, and perfectly crafted to keep their ...
Sharon Naylor, Anna Adesanya, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOUTONNIERE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term boutonniere is used in the context of the following news items.
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Unstarched Shirt
The logo sits at the symbolic heart, like a civilian rank insignia or an unwilting boutonniere. The chest presents a perch for charging tigers, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Borland - Callahan Wedding
He wore an ivory rose and baby's breath boutonniere. Charli Devore of Anchorage, Alaska, cousin of the bride, and Alayna Chang also of ... «Northwest Georgia News, Jul 15»
3
Many local men fought for our freedom
Family members gathered camellias for a corsage and a boutonniere. They had a very simple ceremony on the front porch of the Sheridan ... «The Daily News, Jul 15»
4
Disco's Deity and Dita: Moroder Live at the Giorgio's 2 Year …
... especially chic, and dressed to the proverbial nines, in a hand-tied bowtie, bowler hat, and a tuxedo with a boutonniere fastened to his lapel. «Cuepoint, Jul 15»
5
Arrington, Shiver unite
The groom's boutonniere had hypericum berries, dusty miller and baby's breath with stems wrapped in natural twine. The ring-bearer was Evan ... «Andalusia Star-News, Jul 15»
6
Nutley, Montclair residents attend Spring Formal
Every student had a corsage or boutonniere. The event took place in the school gym and featured radio personality and former WKTU disc ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
7
Couple married Tuesday in Algiers was waiting for Louisiana to …
She made my bouquet and Kris's boutonniere." Their bosses gave the couple Tuesday and Wednesday off, and the newlyweds said they ... «NOLA.com, Jun 15»
8
Hernandez and Reynolds exchange wedding vows
He wore a tan suit and had an orange lily boutonniere. ... a tan suit, with a tan vest, green tie, and a pink, orange and yellow lily boutonniere. «Paris Post Intelligencer, Jun 15»
9
More than 70 years after high school, sweethearts attend prom
Ralph looked sharp in his grey jacket and black bow tie accompanied by a rose boutonniere. And if the evening wasn't special enough, Ralph ... «WXIA-TV, Jun 15»
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The Bachelorette Recap: Kaitlyn Bristowe Isn't Ready for Hometown …
They continued their date with some more cuddling and making out on a couch, before she ultimately gifted him with the coveted boutonniere. «Us Magazine, Jun 15»

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