cuff link

cuff link
one of a pair of linked ornamental buttons or buttonlike devices for fastening a shirt cuff.
Also, cufflink.
[1895-1900]

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      small ornamental device, generally a pair of linked buttons (button) or one button that fastens with a bar or shank, inserted through buttonholes to keep the cuff of a shirt or blouse closed. Cuff buttons took the place of cuff strings in the 17th century, and the word link appeared as early as 1788.

      By the 1840s, cuff links were usually in the form of gold, silver, or pearl buttons held together by chain links. There have been many variations in cuff-link design, and they are no longer limited to the button form and may be made of any number of materials.

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  • cuff link — n. a pair of linked buttons or any similar small device for keeping a shirt cuff closed …   English World dictionary

  • cuff link — n a small piece of jewellery that a man can use to fasten his shirt cuffs …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • cuff link — noun Date: 1897 a usually ornamental device consisting of two parts joined by a shank, chain, or bar for passing through buttonholes to fasten shirt cuffs usually used in plural …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • cuff link — small decorative accessory used to close the cuffs on the sleeves of a shirt …   English contemporary dictionary

  • cuff link — noun (C) one of a pair of small round objects used for fastening shirt cuffs …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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