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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