BOTTONY

Etymology

Adjective

bottony (not comparable)

(heraldry) Having a bud-like projection or a kind of trefoil at the end.

Source: Wiktionary


Bot"ton*y, Bot"to*né, a. Etym: [F. boutonné, fr. boutonner to bud, button.] (Her.)

Definition: Having a bud or button, or a kind of trefoil, at the end; furnished with knobs or buttons. Cross bottony (Her.), a cross having each arm terminating in three rounded lobes, forming a sort of trefoil.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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