Word hunt

[Board Game Geek]

Morning all,

A family member called me last night for a chat and during the discussion, she said to me that she overheard a word which she had never heard before.

I asked her to spell it, but she didn't know how to, hence my googling has been fruitless.

The word phoentically sounds like :

Buton Air

where "buton" sounds like Futon, the type of bed.

Apparently it means something to do with a hole in a jacket, that you might put a flower in, eg carnation.

Anyone know the correct spelling of this mysterious word, so I can google its history ?

Ta very muchly

[Drewster]

Morning all,

A family member called me last night for a chat and during the discussion, she said to me that she overheard a word which she had never heard before.

I asked her to spell it, but she didn't know how to, hence my googling has been fruitless.

The word phoentically sounds like :

Buton Air

where "buton" sounds like Futon, the type of bed.

Apparently it means something to do with a hole in a jacket, that you might put a flower in, eg carnation.

Anyone know the correct spelling of this mysterious word, so I can google its history ?

Ta very muchly

Very similar to Arse air - I would imagine

[oracleslave]

Boutonniere

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boutonniere

[Board Game Geek]

Wow, thank you Mr Oracleslave. Wordsmith of the Day !

[Pogle]

Do you not own a dictionary - as in a large book with lots of words in it?
It's a lot easier to find a word you don't know using one. I find online dictionary's unhelpful. I always have one on my desk - mainly because I'm crap at spelling

In my OED Boutonniere nestles between Boutique and Bouzouki

HTH

[Board Game Geek]

Pogle,

I do have a dictionary, but to find a word, you need to know how to spell it.

I was given the word phoenetically over the phone.

[Pogle]

Pogle,

I do have a dictionary, but to find a word, you need to know how to spell it.

I was given the word phoenetically over the phone.

Yeah - but I reckon It's still easier with a book, this may of course be down to the fact that i am a REALLY REALLY bed speller!

Does anyone read dictionaries just for fun? or am I weird in that respect?

[Drewster]

Does anyone read dictionaries just for fun? or am I weird in that respect?

Ahem! Errrr how can I put this........Um without you taking offence......

Errrrr - you are weird!

[Platypus]

i am a REALLY REALLY bed speller!

You don't say?

[Lockhouse]

Are you sure he didn't mean the much loved item from the 1970's the Ronco Buttoneer!