Definitions for cufflink
cuff·link

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1. cufflinknoun

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

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1. cufflinknoun

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

   Every gentleman needs at least one pair of cufflinks.

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1. Cufflink

   Cufflinks are items of jewelry that are used to secure the cuffs of dress shirts. Cufflinks can be manufactured from a variety of different materials, such as glass, stone, leather, metal, precious metal or combinations of these. Securing of the cufflinks is usually achieved via toggles or reverses based on the design of the front section, which can be folded into position. There are also variants with chains or a rigid, bent rear section. The front sections of the cufflinks can be decorated with gemstones, inlays, inset material or enamel and designed in two or three-dimensional forms. Cufflinks are designed only for use with shirts that have cuffs with buttonholes on both sides but no buttons. These may be either single or double-length ("French") cuffs, and may be worn either "kissing", with both edges pointing outward, or "barrel-style", with one edge pointing outward and the other one inward so that its hem is overlapped. In the US, the "barrel-style" was popularized by a famous 19th-century entertainer and clown, Dan Rice; however, "kissing" cuffs are usually preferred.

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1. cufflink

   A cufflink 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 to be used in place of the buttons that are commonly sewn onto shirt cuffs. They are typically made from stainless steel or precious metals like silver or gold and can be adorned with gemstones, inlays, or engravings to add ornamental design.

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1. Cufflink

   A cufflink is a decorative fastener worn by men and women to fasten the two sides of the cuff on a dress shirt or blouse. The forerunner of today’s shirt first appeared in the early-16th century, its ruffled wristband finished with small openings on either side that tied together with "cuff strings." Although cuff strings would remain popular well into the nineteenth century, it was during the reign of Louis XIV that shirt sleeves started to be fastened with boutons de manchette, or "sleeve buttons," typically identical pairs of coloured glass buttons joined together by a short, linked chain. By 1715, simple, paste-glass buttons had given way to pairs of two, decoratively painted or jeweled studs, typically diamonds, connected by ornate gold links. Hence was born the cuff "link", whether simple glass buttons or gilded and bejeweled studs. Cufflinks are designed only for use with shirts which have buttonholes on both sides but no buttons. These may be either single or double-length cuffs, and may be worn either "kissing," with the ends pinched together, or "barrel-style," with one end overlapping the other. The "barrel-style" was popularized by a famous 19th century entertainer and clown, Dan Rice; however, "kissing" cuffs are usually preferred.

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1. • Jewelry

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce cufflink?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say cufflink in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cufflink in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cufflink in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cufflink
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cufflink
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cufflink
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=cufflink
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=cufflink