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Wiktionary

  1. bottonyadjective

    Having a bud-like projection or a kind of trefoil at the end.

  2. Etymology: From boutonné; from boutonner

Wikipedia

  1. bottony

    A number of cross symbols were developed for the purpose of the emerging system of heraldry, which appeared in Western Europe in about 1200. This tradition is partly in the use of the Christian cross an emblem from the 11th century, and increasingly during the age of the Crusades. Many cross variants were developed in the classical tradition of heraldry during the late medieval and early modern periods. Heraldic crosses are inherited in modern iconographic traditions and are used in numerous national flags.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bottonyadjective

    alt. of Bottone

Wikidata

  1. Bottony

    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 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.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Bottony

    See Botoné.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. bottony

    In heraldry, a cross-botoné is a cross of which the ends are in the form of buds or buttons.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bottony in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bottony in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3


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