cufflink

cufflink
cuff link or cuff·link (kŭfʹlĭngk') © School Division, Houghton Mifflin Company n.
A fastening for a shirt cuff, usually consisting of two buttons or buttonlike parts connected with a chain or shank that passes through two slits in the cuff.

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  • cufflink — UK [ˈkʌflɪŋk] / US noun [countable, usually plural] Word forms cufflink : singular cufflink plural cufflinks an object used instead of a button for fastening the cuff of a man s shirt …   English dictionary

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  • cufflink — cuff|link [ kʌflıŋk ] noun count usually plural an object used instead of a button for fastening the cuff of a man s shirt …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • cufflink — [[t]kʌ̱flɪŋk[/t]] cufflinks N COUNT: usu pl Cufflinks are small decorative objects used for holding together shirt cuffs around the wrist. ...a pair of gold cufflinks …   English dictionary

  • cufflink — noun a device for fastening together the sides of a shirt cuff, passed through a hole in each side of the cuff …   English new terms dictionary

  • cufflink — /ˈkʌflɪŋk / (say kuflingk) noun a link which fastens a shirt cuff …  

  • cufflink — noun jewelry consisting of one of a pair of linked buttons used to fasten the cuffs of a shirt (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑jewelry, ↑jewellery …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cuff link — A cufflink (also cuff link or cuff link) is a decorative fastener worn by men or women to fasten the two sides of the cuff on a dress shirt or blouse.Cufflinks are designed only for use with link cuffs (also known as French Cuffs or double cuffs) …   Wikipedia

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