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boutonniere

/boot-n-eer, boo-tuhn-yair/US // ˌbut nˈɪər, ˌbu tənˈyɛər //UK // (ˌbʊtɒnɪˈɛə) //

胸花,胸针,襟花

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a flower or small bouquet worn, usually by a man, in the buttonhole of a lapel.

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Examples

  • An after dinner cigar, and a little boutonniere of fragrant flowers furnished by a gray-haired old lady, completed the program.

  • At each place, beside the napkin, is a rich red rose, just large enough to form a dainty boutonniere.

  • He lifted the lapel of his coat, carrying the boutonniere to his nose.

  • Then as she glanced at the lapel of his coat she continued: "And you must have a boutonniere; may I select something for you?"

  • He seems to have passed it and to have plucked it casually,—but it is a boutonniere with tin foil round it.