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cufflink

noun
/ˈkʌflɪŋk/UK

Etymology

From cuff + link.

  1. inherited from *kleng-✻
  2. inherited from *hlankaz✻ — “bendsome, flexible”
  3. inherited from *hlankiz✻
  4. derived from *hlenkr✻
  5. inherited from hlenċe
  6. inherited from linke
  7. formed as cufflink — “cuff + link”

Definitions

  1. A button or stud used to hold a sleeve cuff together.

    • Every gentleman needs at least one pair of cufflinks.

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