boutonnièren.
/buːtɒnˈjɛː/ 1. A spray of flowers worn in the buttonhole.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > trimmings or ornamentation > flower(s) for buttonhole
buttonhole flower1855
buttonholer1873
buttonhole1875
boutonnière1877
1877 B. Harte Story of Mine xi She had distributed it to make boutonnières for other gentlemen.
1883 Standard 10 Nov. 3/2 Sir John Bennett came into court..carrying a huge bouquet, as well as a scarlet boutonnière.
1907 Daily Chron. 2 Sept. 2/7 The lapel of his coat was almost invariably ornamented with a boutonnière.
1919 W. P. Trent et al. Hist. Amer. Lit. II. 268 He had worn a high hat, cane, and boutonnière.
1970 Daily Tel. 26 Feb. 17 Mr Bronson cooks and receives diners alternately..wearing a boutonnière in the lapel of his dark lounge suit.
2. Surgery. An incision made in the urethra in order to extract a calculus or remove a tumour.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > operations on specific parts or conditions > [noun] > abdominal operations > on bladder or urinary vessels
cutting on the gripe1676
cystotomy1721
lithotomy1721
lithotrity1830
lithotripsy1834
litholysis1856
boutonnière1884
cystectomy1891
ureterectomy1893
urethrectomy1893
cysticotomy1900
cystostomy1910
ureterosigmoidostomy1934
1884 H. Thompson Tumours of Bladder 76 The high operation is a much more formidable and hazardous proceeding than the simple boutonnière.
1908 Practitioner Feb. 180 A projecting intravesical lobe was wrenched out through a boutonnière incision.
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