cufflink

cufflink

cuff·link

or cuff link (kŭf′lĭngk′)

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

(ˈkʌfˌlɪŋk) or

cuff link

1. (Clothing & Fashion) one of a pair of linked buttons, used to join the buttonholes on the cuffs of a shirt

2. (Jewellery) one of a pair of linked buttons, used to join the buttonholes on the cuffs of a shirt

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cufflink - jewelry consisting of one of a pair of linked buttons used to fasten the cuffs of a shirt

jewellery, jewelry - an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)

Translations

manžetový knoflík

Manschettenknopf

collera mancuernilla

mandzsettagomb

munchetknoop

spinka do mankietu

запонка

cufflink

[ˈkʌflɪŋk] n → bouton m de manchette
a pair of cufflinks → une paire de boutons de manchette

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