Dictionary - Definition of BOTTONY

Definition: BOTTONY


Part of Speech	Definition
Adjective	1. An alternative spelling for "Bottone": Having a bud or button, or a kind of trefoil, at the end; furnished with knobs or buttons.[Websters] 2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb bottonily.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form (bottonily)	1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective bottony.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.		Top

Date "Bottony" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Bottony \Bot"ton*y\, Botton'e \Bot"to*n['e]\, adjective. [French boutonn['e], from boutonner to bud, button.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: BOTTONY

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] In heraldry, a cross bottony terminates at each end in three buds, knots or buttons, resembling in some measure the three-leaved grass. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
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Common Expressions: BOTTONY

Expressions	Definition
Cross bottony	(Her.), a cross having each arm terminating in three rounded lobes, forming a sort of trefoil. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
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Extended Definition: BOTTONY

Bottony

Cross bottony

Cross bottony on a shield

Not to be confused with botany.

In heraldry, bottony refers to a symbol having a bud or button, or a kind of trefoil, at the end; furnished with knobs or buttons. Hence, a cross bottony (or "botonny") is a cross having each arm terminating in three rounded lobes, forming a sort of trefoil. From the religious point of view, the cross bottony can be used as a symbol of the Christian Trinity.

A cross bottony which is heraldically "counterchanged" occurs on the flag of Maryland.

References

This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. 1913.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Bottony". Image Credit.
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