Boutonniered

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Wearing a boutonniere. not-comparable

    "Standing amid a crowd of about 80 parents, siblings and grandparents, they snapped pictures and whooped appreciatively as their white friends — blow-dried, boutonniered and glittering in a way that only high-school seniors can — did their “senior walk,” parading in elegant pairs into the prom."

Example

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"Standing amid a crowd of about 80 parents, siblings and grandparents, they snapped pictures and whooped appreciatively as their white friends — blow-dried, boutonniered and glittering in a way that only high-school seniors can — did their “senior walk,” parading in elegant pairs into the prom."

Etymology

From boutonniere + -ed.

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